Breathe

from Out With Lanterns, a daily poetry practice

What if there was nothing
you needed to do? No task,
no chore, no debt to be paid. 
What if there’s absolutely nothing 
about you that needs changing 
or fixing or improving? 
What if you’re already there? 
What if that some day destination 
is a figment of your imagination
and the most important thing
for you to do right now is stop
and breathe deep. In. Out. 
Hand on heart. In Out. 
You’re alive. 
My God, don’t you see? 
You’re already so beautiful.  

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