Saturday, August 31, 2024

Breathing alone can’t make me live

 

The wise ones told us
      to wash dishes
while washing dishes;
be mindful,
      and not let
the mind wander,

      for a wandering mind
is a life
      half lived.

They also said
that diaphragmatic breathing
is a cure for all
      that ails us, and perhaps,
this world too.

They just forgot to mention
      one small detail -
when you are hurting within,
      mindfulness of breathing
is a thought
      that is farthest away
from one’s reach.

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