PICTURE YOURSELF

Breathe in, breathe out.

Think happy thoughts

relaxing thoughts.

Allow the worries of the world to flow away from you.

Imagine yourself in a place of freedom

of happiness.

Find yourself in a place where you felt no fear

where the world was safe

and good

and everything smelled sweet.

Hold onto this place.

Think of this forest

or this beach

place yourself carefully into this secure realm

far from fires

and poisons

and dangerous claws.

You are nowhere near guns

and swords

and angry monsters screaming for your death.

In this special place, you are safe from a thousand enemies

all seeking out your fear

looking for ways of conflict

means of your destruction.

Imagine a place of peace, of relaxation

far from here

and keep it in your head

as the columns crumble.