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Just Breathe.

October 18, 2019
By Ms2023 BRONZE, Dayton, Ohio
Ms2023 BRONZE, Dayton, Ohio
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Favorite Quote:
"Because you are women, people will force their thinking on you, their boundaries on you. They will tell you how to dress, how to behave, who you can meet and where you can go. Don't live in the shadows of people's judgment. Make your own choices in the light of your own wisdom."<br /> -Amitabh Bachchan


I know I should be able to do this, but the air inside of my lungs seems to disappear into carbon dioxide way to fast for me to register. I feel like every time I attempt to inhale, the air becomes a deep trench of water. Every time I try to exhale, it comes out like a cry for help. An anguished scream from the depths of my sanity, and it slowly starts to lose the battle. I slowly sink to the floor, tears stream down my face, similar to how the raging Amazon River rages through the jungles. My minutes start to blur into seconds, my hours into minutes, my days into hours, my weeks into days. I have started to forget how I ended up on the floor in the first place, as I soon fall asleep. I wake up to find my room turned into a swimming pool; as tears have continuously fallen like rain does when it storms. I then get up and like you said I just breathe.


The author's comments:

This piece is about how one can feel when they are very stressed out and reach a breaking point of some sort. This piece is here to bring some comfort to show that it is okay to not be okay, but there will be a time where you will be okay enough to get back up and start again with a newfound drive.


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