Box Breathing
The world needs to breathe
in for five, hold for
five, exhale for five.
Repeat.
Then, perhaps, we won’t
need to lob bombs, shoot
people we don’t like,
don’t agree with.
Breathe in, hold, breath out.
Wait. Repeat. The world
becomes less clear,
more nuanced.
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Amen!
A great strategy for all the stress!
Some can’t count to 5, but good advice all the same.
Amen, II.
Love this, Gwyneth. I used to do breathing exercises, but I’ve forgotten about them along the way. This is great to do anywhere at intervals during the day. Thanks for this poem.
Yes, yes.