WAKING UP

I woke up first thing this morning

And I found myself placing great value

On my own breathing.

Lying there.

Drifting in and out of the dream state.

Wiggling my bare toes and

Deliciously uncovered feet.

Valuing and reveling in

Each and every breath I took.

I wondered why I had not mastered

The art (I know there is one)

Of taking longer and deeper ones.

Wishing I could make it all

Last longer.

Enjoying being supine

And supple.

Loving being in my body,

In the moment,

In my glory and in my power.

And then I realized it was

Time to shower

And snap out of it all.

Realizing that soon I shall have to

Leave my cocoon

And join the world

Where you are not supposed to

Feel yourself breathe.

Where you wish time would go

Faster, not slower.

Where you cannot value your breath

As much as you are supposed

To value your clients.

We were not born

So that we could live

Like that.

My breath tastes so much sweeter,

My skin feels so much better

When I have nothing to lose.