How to Breathe

"Take a breath"

 it feels odd, as this air-like concoction seep down the trachea, and-

"hold it in for a while"

-I what? hold it, as in let it pilfer your lungs and what?-

"now slowly let it out"

-SLOWLY let it out, bit by bit, just breathe out slow-

oh. wow.

and suddenly- relief.

tension and stress, thoughts and insecurities dimmed down..

streams and neverending voices turn to a slow focused trickle..

and it's funny really, how out of all the exercises and meditation, it's this that reminds you how to breathe,

so you put it back into your mouth, and finally

breathe.