A skill simple in words,
complex to master.

On the floor beside your bed,
eyes wide open,
hearing the disobedient rhythm of your own heart
loud beats, like it has ADHD

and refuses a steady pace

The uneasy sound of your breath.
Anxiety evaporating in solitude.
The sympathetic nervous system retiring for the day.

No fight.
No flight.
Just the glory of absolute existence.

Sensing your feet without moving them.
A stillness settling over the river

that flows within you.

No music.
No voices.
No distractions.

Just you,

Fragile, present, human
Yet the most important element on earth.

A soft reminder