The Juxtaposition

Breathe in

Breathe out

Surrender and release

Illness led me to rest

But I forgot to breathe

Triggers led me to

grounding techniques

But I forgot to exhale

Life situations led me

to worry

take action

then anxiously wait

exhausted, but whole

Wisdom reminded me this will pass

Just Breathe

Just Be

I

breathed in

breathed out

surrendered and released

The after comes as it always does

I rest confused by the intensity; the crescendo

of symptoms, of noise, and of fear

Fear of the illness

because I know it will strike again

often without warning

It lifts

leaving behind fogginess, relief

fatigue and acceptance

The mindfulness of acceptance

The exhaustion of acceptance

For me, living with PTSD

is the juxtaposition between

illness and health

danger and safety

surrender and release

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Thank you for reading my books:  If I Could Tell You How It Feels,  and  Untangled, A Story of Resilience, Courage, and Triumph