Escape

Shh.
Close your eyes
Breathe in
Listen -
- and you’ll hear
The rain on the windowpane
The rustle of leaves
The waves on the sand
The birds in the morning fluttering about
The rough and sharp crumpling of paper
The melody that soothes your veins
Eternalize it.

Now look -
- and you’ll see
The drops finding their way down the window
The green hue around, it’s familiarity
The waves reaching in to caress the sand
The pleasant birds in the trees
The clean sheet of paper you’re about to fill.

Stop there.
Take it all in.
Remember that even when all seems impossible
All you have to do is pay a little attention
There is always an escape.