overwhelmed.
i take the suggestion of
your breath. the waltz.
i follow and you lead.
not because i am not
capable of leading.
today, your breath is just
louder.
and i am content to
fall into your rhythm.
you, like gravity, pulling
my breath back to meet
yours. the same way i
drag my feet on the
ground.
i see in my mind's eye
our chests rise and
fall together — me
folded into you.
for a moment, we are
indistinguishable.
AMV
I am feeling taken over by anxiety. My body is a land that is being colonized, ravaged by something outside myself. Something unwelcome. Something devastating. Something utterly unrelenting, undiscern
1. The air is thin now. I breathe deeper and fuller. Inhale; taste the wind. 2. Body. Overwhelmed. Salty tears, mistaken for Sadness. Grief. Relief. 3. In small ways, create a home, a life in moments.
a collection of affirmations to say and know: I am resilient. I listen to and trust my own desires. I am my own. I do not apologize for who I am. I am brave and vulnerable. There are things only I can
