Calm In Chaos

A thousand tasks fill my mind
The clock won't let me be
Feel the weight upon my shoulders
Of futures yet to see
This town's a winding puzzle
Without a guiding thread
But today I choose to pause here
To breathe instead

Clench your hands so tightly
(Like paper crushed with care)
Now release them softly
(Like sand in summer air)
Fix your gaze on something still
That pencil, that cloud above
The world keeps turning gently
You can rest, my love

I'm water, not steel
I flow, I don't resist
This chaos is but fleeting
Like breezes as they drift
I close my eyes, I ground myself
Here now at last, at peace

Like bamboo in the storm winds
Bending, not breaking away
Every tempest has its ending
Cleansing skies of gray
You're not a lifeless engine
Not clockwork wrapped in skin
You're human, wise yet fragile
Find grace within

Today, I scratch off urgent
From every list I see
One step at time, is plenty
The world won't fall if I set myself free