! Spoken Word! <br /> <br />breathe like its your first breath or even you last <br /> <br />breathe like you just got an A in class <br /> <br />and you have not studied all year, so you don't know how you passed <br /> <br />inhale, exhale, gasp <br /> <br />breathe like its 5pm Friday afternoon <br /> <br />like your 7 yrs old sitting in front of your television watching Saturday cartoons <br /> <br />breathe like a newborn fresh from his mothers womb <br /> <br />breathe, breathe, breathe, <br /> <br />breathe like your favorite team just won the big game <br /> <br />like the girl you've had a crush on actually knows your name <br /> <br />breathe like the guy you've been eying feels the same <br /> <br />like you'll never again feel pain <br /> <br />breathe like the sun just parted the rain <br /> <br />breathe like the whole world has gone crazy <br /> <br />and your the only one left sane <br /> <br />breathe like every other day is a holiday <br /> <br />and the day before that day is pay day <br /> <br />breathe like your son just came home from war <br /> <br />breathe like your kidnapped 12 yr old daughter just came walking through the front door <br /> <br />breathe like you don't know what stress is <br /> <br />breathe like you did when all you wanted was to do what the big kids did <br /> <br />breathe like its the last day of school <br /> <br />like you've worked for 65 yrs and your retiring to your pool <br /> <br />breathe like your family and your word is all you got <br /> <br />like you must hit the bullseye and only have one shot <br /> <br />breathe like you just survived the Holocaust <br /> <br />breathe like the only religion that matters is being a human being <br /> <br />breathe like you would if society followed Dr. King's dream <br /> <br />breathe like its your first time or even your last <br /> <br />Just breathe<br /><br />Daryl Hennix<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/just-breathe-2/
