August 15-A, 2022

When you are fragile and fragmented
I recommend being fragile and fragmented.
That's one less thing you have to worry about.
Then do the breathe in, breathe out, count to five
(If you can time the counting with your heart beat,
so much the better!),
for five rounds five times a day.

It won't usher in peace and serenity,
but it's better than slugging whiskey straight from the bottle,
which also won't usher in peace and serenity. 

And wait it out.
Peace and serenity that is.
Wait it out.
If we don't do anything 
to keep it away,
it will settle in with us
in its own time.

Going, "How much LOOOOOOOOONNNNNGGGGEEEERRR???"
every four minutes
keeps it away.

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