I forget a lot of things –
I lose my keys, my phone, pens, pets
Sometimes kids, definitely their names
Meetings, appointments, opportunities
What I’m going to say in the middle of saying it
My mind every other hour
My shit even moreso
And I also forget how to breathe

BREATHE IN…BREATHE OUT…BREATHE IN…BREATHE OUT

I…CANT…BREATHE

I overthink, overstand
I feel too much, I can’t turn off my mind
Injustice anywhere is injustice everywhere
What time do my kids get home from school today
When is the last time he texted me –
Is he with some other bitch
Did I take the pictures of the cabinets
What is that charge out of my account
Yes, this is Jasmine Sims, I’d like to arrange
A payment arrangement
I DID respond to those emails

BREATHE IN, BREATHE OUT

My anxiety clutches my stomach in a vice
Two fists, big hands
And you know what that means
Life is packing enough to give it to you
Like it or not
I…can’t…breathe
I talk too fast,
Something crashes upstairs

BREATHE IN BREATHE OUT

My daughters yelling at each other

BREATHE IN BREATHE OUT

The baby crying,
Is my milk coming in? I have
So much caffeine in me I could light up Phoenix
But I...