When life is too much

When life becomes too much and you are swallowed by deep, dark waters

I can't help it

I hold my breath with you

When bad news comes through, our ears ring and time goes still and we don't know what to do

We're here

We're holding our breath for you

We know somehow you'll be okay, we know better days are ahead

But right now that knowing will not do

Grappling, we reject the oxygen we need for

It will not do

We'd hoped for so much more

We protest

We hold our breath with you