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Amelia Jan 2019
Sometimes,
Like right now,
I can't breathe.

Sometimes I sit and stress
About things that
Engulf everything.
Sometimes it's late at night
And I have a test tomorrow,
But that doesn't stop me
From obsessing over my imperfections
As I lie in my bed.
Sometimes,
My hands start to shake
Because people ask me
"What do you like about yourself?"
And I have to really try to
Come up with something.

Sometimes,
I can't see the light at the end
Of that godforsaken tunnel.
It's just a dark abyss that I
Have no way of navigating.

...
This is part one of another one of my lengthy poems. The rest is to come soon! Thank you so much for reading.
Euphie Jan 2019
If I had a box full of wishes,
the first thing that I'd like to do
is to savor every breath and every
little heartbeat while laying next to you.
ardnaxela Jan 2019
That  
was me
that told my Self
that  
it is okay  
to weep,
that  
it is okay    
to hurt
That  
was me
that told my Self
that  
it is okay    
to steep,
that  
it is okay  
to heal
That  
was me
that told my Self
that  
it is okay    
to let go,
that  
it is okay  
to give
That  
was me
that told my Self
that  
it is okay    
to breathe,
that  
is okay    
to live
That  
was me
that told my self
that it is okay.
To every person who got it up out the mud, you my people.
1-12-19, 3:04 am.
Xandra Lynch Jan 2019
Standing in your center of gravity
Brushing aside
wide, wistful, worrisome, wet
leaves of the forest
Life cuts into the
nightmarish amethyst of
the night,
stumbling into holes
falling, screeching
into the nanosecond of that space
Dappled waters ripple
Floating transparently
A melodious silence;
The gentle pull of breath
This is an old crumpled piece of paper I found in my room from a long time ago ~ Enjoy
Becca Dec 2018
deep breaths,
as you paint your stars
extend them into constellations
then galaxies
and a whole new darkness begins
Sara Bullara Dec 2018
In

Out

The feeling floods my chest
The inexplicable saturation tingles as it sets in
I breathe deeply through it
Savoring each moment

As it seems to slip from my grasp
I bring myself back
Back to the relieving reality

I am this moment
I am reveling in the beauty of my soul
The same beauty within each of us
I sigh in Love
We are all One

We are never alone
Just look within
Philomena Dec 2018
One two
Well look at you
Three Four
Always begging for more
Five six
But I'm all out of tricks
Seven Eight
So full of hate
Nine Ten
So I just wont breathe again
I like to read it going over each of the numbers with a breath in and then a breath out but thats just me. Guess i'm just tried of taking instruction from people who don't understand.
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