Awakening

Today, I feel awakened by my breath.
Inhale. Exhale.
The tingle around the nostrils
The tickle against the hairs.

Thoughts cross my mind:
thoughts of stress,
thoughts of my partner,
thoughts of loss,
and thoughts of yearning
for brighter days.

But I must focus
on my breath.
Inhale. Exhale.
The tingle around my nostrils.
The tickle against the hairs.

There is peace within my virtuous breath
that moves throughout me
that charges my mind,
the mind in my heart,

and I drift in and out of my minds--
conscious and unconscious--
to find balance
and control
of me and my breath,
the breath that awakens peace.

Ohm.