Take a deep breath
Exhale it all out
Take it easy.... just breathe

When the world's all fucked up
When death seems a little bit closer than usual
When you're watching another friend die while still walking
When you feel overwhelmed with guilt for all the things you've left undone
When you're on the edge and starting to want to fall
When all of the color's been sucked out of life like marrow from a bone
When you look into your lover's eyes and see that they're just going through the motions
When it piles up to such an extent not even a primal scream will relieve you...

Take a deep breath
Exhale it all out
Take it easy.... just breathe

When family pride doesn't give you the reason to excel that it once did
When you want so much, strive for so much, hope, hope, hope, hope, hope....
When all of the dreams you've held so close to your chest crumble.... to nothing
When the child inside you outgrows the box that you've kept them trapped in
When you realize that all the lies you've fooled yourself into believing all held a bit of truth
When you find out that love sure as fuck doesn't pay the rent
When you find out that love doesn't pay the medical bill for black eyes either
When you start wishing to be the one in the casket when you're eating bland hour d'evours at a funeral

Take a deep breath
Exhale it all out
Take it easy.... just breathe

No, it won't be alright
It might get a little better in spurts and fits
But, I'll be the first person not to lie to you
It doesn't get easier, these thoughts never quite go away
They will relentlessly follow you around throughout your life despite your best efforts
It gets hard... so hard to make it through the next day after the last day was the worst to date
There will always be one worse than that, but... there will also be one better, just remember to

Take a deep breath
Exhale it all out
Take it easy.... just breathe
Because... as long as there's breath, there's hope

-David "Dingo" Bleecher