breathe

heart beating quick,
a thunder in my chest,
echoing fears i can’t name.
will it stop?
or will it carry me away?

the world tilts,
narrowing,
blurring,
every sound too sharp,
every thought too loud.

breathe.
find the thread of air,
follow it back to now.

breathe.
it’ll be okay,
a promise whispered to the storm.

breathe again.
and again.
until the calm finds you.