Breathe Easy

inside a piece of me falls away
when I lay down and read
for an entire day
if I can sit in that silence
and breathe in the air
and appreciate the world
that doesn't seem very fair
then I have picked up the pieces
and I have unloaded the gun
glued them back together
and learned how to run
without letting myself
get in my own way
but by closing my eyes
and trying to be okay
if I can seek out the sun
at the end of that day,
I will smile and let myself
come unspun
as I think to myself
there is still a lot
that I haven't done