More Than Ourselves

We are more than ourselves
The sum of all our action
More than only one heart
We are the souls we touch, body and mind
We are their influence, callous and kind
We are all that we are, all that we've been
Something pure, something whole
All the memories of mind body and soul
Complete in all experience and ample space for eternity
There is more room within us than beyond us
The purest of passions in connection, completion
A soul in all its glory filling our everything
If only for a moment... last a lifetime
These swiftly sanctioned, unconsidered moments
Unabashed in visceral selfishness
One may pass beyond the action, forgetting
Others find confusion, questions and regretting
Longing for touch, begging for love
Can it be found in ourselves?
Only found in the smiles of another
Stranger, friend, sister, brother... lover
We can and will find ways to give this world worth
The hearts we encounter, embracing the experience
We place a phantom of ourselves upon each life
The value of which, unfathomed, immeasureable
Find and meet your purpose, overcome with grace
Enter with perspective, share and become
That positive change, that light in the night
Proving everything will be alright

Breathing

What to expect while embracing this moment
A thin paper bag finds the breath that was stolen
The passage of time...
How many seconds have clawed their way through me?
The minutes echo whispers into an ocean of apprehension
Breathing, heart hammering away as if attemtping an escape
Breathing, eyes darting to and fro searching for respite
Breathing, heavy hands like bricks tied to my arms
Breathing, feeling everything and nothing all at once
Breathing, breathing, breathing...

Why can't I breathe?