10 minute break

Breathe in, breathe out 
It fills my lungs 
Expelling doubt

I gaze up at the sky 
With dull and fading eyes 
Inhale, exhale 
Let out smoke, not cries 

The calmness overtakes me 
Nothing ever shakes me 
Inhale, exhale 
Nothing now will break me 

A sigh escapes my lips 
For past relationships 
Inhale. Exhale 
Come on man, get a grip. 

The sweet and loving sting 
And the calm that it will bring 
Inhale, exhale im just one human being 

Fix the things you can control 
And what you cants a goal 
Inhale, exhale
One day I’ll feel whole 

I stub the smoldering butt 
Even if I’m in a rut 
Inhale, exhale 
Calm my twisted guts 

The ashes are much like the past
Smoked down to the fiberglass 
Inhale, exhale 
Breaks over, time to go back
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Steinmetz Avatar
March 18, 2026 at 5:57 PM
so well expressed
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