Still-Life.

Prompt here at Eugi’s Causerie.

Still-Life.

Still. Alive.

Find Breath.

Bathroom floor.

Flashbacks.

Still-Life.

Still. Alive.

Life stands still.

I’m still.

Frozen.

Hyperventilating.

Naked.

Still-Life.

Still. Alive.

It’s like it’s all happening again.

The pain is re-inflicted.

Find the breath.

Clutch the bathroom mat, or a towel.

Still-Life.

Still. Alive.

Let all the air out,

Focus on breath.  

Focus on heart.

Slow.

In steady.

Out slow.

Out complete.

In steady.

Repeat.

Still-Life.

Still. Alive.