Rituals

Exhale

Exhale.

Remember to exhale. 

The whirlwind of emotions 

Have no place to escape 

If you hold your breath.

I know you are just going through the motions.

But you have to swallow 

If only to keep things down.

To keep things out like that. 

No one will die 

If you take a breather. 

You not existing 

Won't make the end not come closer.

You don't have power like that. 

You're barely resisting

Your mind.

You're not the one to fight 

With life 

And win.

You can count all the bottles 

And then move to the floorboards 

And repeat it if you lost your place.

It won't throttle 

The buzzing.

It will just cramp up your face.

Anyway no one is winning. 

And everything will still 

Feel like a mistake. 

So you've got no choice anyway. 

If you count something, then count 

Your exhale, 

Then exhale.

Feel free to make it loud.

Maybe you remember then 

You're still alive.

Before you turn to counting the knives

And other rituals.