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Topic: SELF-CONTROL (12/09/21)
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TITLE: Deep Breath | Previous Challenge Entry
By Terry R A Eissfeldt
12/15/21 -
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ADD TO MY FAVORITES
cut to the marrow
with lies and slander
my tongue is at the ready
to defend my integrity
and take my attacker down
My lips begin to open
my teeth begin to part
when a flash of revelation
sheds light into my heart
The power of Life and Death
are in the tongue
Even if I only think hate
toward another
I’ve murdered them
Deep breath
In count four
Hold count four
Out count four
Hold count four
Pull tummy into spine
Tilt pelvis forward
Let teeth part and
park the tongue tip
behind the upper teeth
Another deep breath
Now I shift from
Sympathetic Nervous System:
Flight, Fight, Freeze
To Para Sympathetic Nervous System:
Rest, Heal, Learn, Grow
It’s here I find Self-Control
Surrounded by enemies
on every side
from outside and within
from insignificant
to those I’ve confided
everything to
Feeling alone, broken
and trapped
leads to coping mechanisms
toward self-destruct
Deep breath
In count four
Hold count four
Out count four
Hold count four
Pull tummy into spine
Tilt pelvis forward
Let teeth part and
park the tongue tip
behind the upper teeth
Another deep breath
Turn on the music
Turn it on loud
Hear the heart ache
in every word
Wait for the chorus
Now the notes swell
No matter the circumstance
It is well
God is not distant
ambivalent or dead
He has every hair
Counted on my head
So I can let go and
Let God be God
I give up control
Just to be held
It’s here in Papa’s arms
I find self-control
When panic rises
with tyrannical control
I reach for the psalms
And read until
I hear my own voice
There in the ancient
I find present help
to guide and to comfort
me though every shadow
of death and doubt
Deep breath
In count four
Hold count four
Out count four
Hold count four
Pull tummy into spine
Tilt pelvis forward
Let teeth part and
park the tongue tip
behind the upper teeth
Another deep breath
Here in the Living Word
I find self-control
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