Fractured Sighs

A moment of disbelief, The world shifts beneath my feet, Suspended in the space between What was and what now is. My mind can't catch up, Caught in wonder, lost in doubt, What just unfolded, I can't believe, I’m still trying to breathe. Joy floods my heart, it feels too pure, A light that spills, a moment sure, As if my soul has learned to fly, Overflowing, reaching for the sky. In meditation, I find my ground, A stillness where no noise is found, I let go of all that clutters me, Surrendered to serenity. Fractured sighs, broken in the fall, A breath that carries it all— The pain, the hope, the love, the loss, A heart that’s paying the cost. Fractured sighs, each one a release, A cry for peace, a search for ease. Letting go, I feel the weight, Of old burdens, no longer great, A quiet space for new to grow, A place where healing starts to flow. The sigh before I die, A final exhale, slow and high, Heavy with everything I've been, Sweet and sorrowful within. In fractured sighs, I breathe it in, The pieces of what I’ve always been. Broken, yet persistent, still alive, In every sigh, I still survive.