Calm within carnage

As the pain spreads

Like the tide rising

Thoughts race

Like crashing waves

Crushing chest pain

As if you’re going under

Then I remember I am in charge

I control my breathing and my thoughts

Breathing in through my nose and out through my mouth

I start to feel the ground beneath me

Slowly the waves come to a holt

I can see the moonlight reflecting in the soothing ripples of the water

Peace and silence fill my head

The pain disappears

Calm is restored once again