Simple Days

If only every day could be this simple.

Some days might surprise us,
If we let them breathe a little.
We can try to escape routine
And fall flat in the unknown,
Unless we breathe a little.

Some days carry too many promises.
No one can live to such expectations.
Now and then, things take a wrong turn,
That’s when we forget to breathe too,
Breathe through our lack of control.

Until we stumble on simple days like these
Hopefully, next to someone we love,
Or at least in peace with ourselves,
Right in the middle of chaotic modern lives,
Days that help us sleep better at night.

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