breathe

pain is strange when it lingers
it enables one to feel sorry for themselves
in any given situation
one finds themselves slipping into self misery
it gets easier and easier when one remembers the lingering throb
its like a catalyst to self pity
even if the throbbing is internal
in your head or on your heart
it still hurts just the same
it burns with the same notes
but it lasts a lot longer
but one should remember
self pity gets one nowhere
one has no excuse for their folly, only grace abounds
this grace should fill in the weak spots in our mind, in our lives
in our hearts that quiver at the darkness of earthly life
if one were to stop it
just stop feeling the sadness so unnecessarily
and rejoice in the gift one has from God to continue to breathe
simple breath we take for granted
when one feels the pain
sharp and steep
one inhales and exhales
defended and does not remember that they are alive