Just Breathe (Poem)

Just breathe
They say

Just meditate
Just pray your heart
Then sit and wait

But I can’t sit
And I hate to wait
And my mind is too loud to meditate

And I can’t pray when I have no prayer
And I can’t breathe when there is no air

So what the hell am I to do?
When life is more than I can chew?

What works for you don’t work for me
My life is endless tragedy

I’ve played that tape a millions times
And when it’s over
It just rewinds

There’s nothing I can do to make it stop

But try to breathe
And meditate

And pray my heart out
Then sit and wait