Just Breathe...

Just Breathe
AK April 2009

The clouds roll over another day
And she wonders...
Wonders if it will always be this way.
Straining hard against the rising gusts
Moving forwards takes all her will
All her trust.
Cold hard rain drops hit her cheek,
The chilling blast makes her knees go weak.
Stinging tears held at bay...
And she wonders...
Wonders what it’s like to be “ok”.

She’s the girl with alabaster skin.
And she holds out against the wind.
Looking for the one place she can be free...
Free to just breathe.

Choking out the breath to take in
The loneliness, the sadness, the pressure,
Where to begin?
But as she feels herself begin to cry,
She lifts her head up to the sky.
One small crack of light shines down,
Just maybe...
Maybe she has enough air not to drown...

She’s the girl with alabaster skin.
And she lets the tears fall in the wind.
Wishing for the place she can be free...
Free to just breathe.

And the sun shines down on her face;
And she knows it’s drying her tear-streaked stains.
And the fresh air fills her lungs.
And a small smile says that life’s not done.
And she twirls around in the springtime breeze
And she is able, finally,
To just breathe...

She’s the girl with alabaster skin
And she dances softly in the wind
The only place where she’s completely free...
Free to just breathe...