Still My Racing Thoughts

Hold still, find your ground,

The dizzying clutter of thoughts and sounds,

Born all in your mind, imagined, alone,

Peace on the outside, inside a war zone.

Brief respite, few seconds of clarity,

Stolen away, rumination, my enemy.

Agony, my cell mate in this mental prison,

To myself, my spirit, my heart, please listen.

There no walls, no cells, and no bars,

No crime committed, no prison guards,

You’re feeling the pain of a thousand years,

Fighting a battle of invisible fears.

Safe is now, be still, right here,

This one moment I hold you dear,

Calm in breath, expired release,

Heartbeat,  in your rhythm find my peace.

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