This poem is inspired by my blog post ‘Achieving Calm: Stress Solutions for a Balanced Lifestyle’. You can find the full post here:
Some days the world feels loud and tight—
too many tasks, too much to fight.
Your chest grows small, your thoughts run wild,
and suddenly you’re not an adult
but a frightened child.
Stress comes quick, a sudden spark,
flinging you into the dark.
Your pulse jumps high, your body folds—
the ancient voice you don’t control;
once crafted only to keep you safe,
now fires too fast, too loud, inside.
And when that spark refuses rest,
it pounds your ribs and steals your breath.
Your mind grows foggy, sleep grows thin—
the smallest task feels huge again.
Exhaustion builds like unseen rain,
dripping into your heart and brain.
But stress does not mean you are weak—
it means your body tries to speak.
It means you’ve carried far too much
without enough of a gentler touch.
So pause.
Slow down the running mind.
Your peace is not a thing to “find”—
it’s built in moments small and clear,
in breaths that whisper, “You are here.”
Breathe in for four, then hold it still—
exhale the weight you never chose to feel.
Let shoulders drop, unclench your hands;
let presence soften your demands.
Walk. Move. Let muscles shift the load.
Let music widen out your road.
Let sunlight warm your tightened chest—
your body knows the way to rest.
And when the thoughts are sharp and fast,
don’t fight them—let them drift and pass.
Name them softly, “This is stress.”
No shame, no judgment—just a yes.
Feed yourself with steady care—
good food, deep water, cleaner air.
Let sleep rebuild what days undo;
let quiet nights restore you.
Call someone safe, let stories spill—
you’re not a burden, you never were.
A shared breath lightens half the weight—
connection calms what fear creates.
Stress will come, as seasons do—
but you are not what you walk through.
With every breath, you learn again
to meet the storm and not give in.
And in that learning, slow and true,
you grow a steadiness in you—
a strength that doesn’t clench or fight
but rises gently into light.
So when the world feels hard to face,
step back into your quiet place.
Not to escape, but to begin—
to calm the noise that stirs within.
For balance is not made by speed,
but every slow, intentional deed.
Your life feels whole again, at last,
when you let stress go…
and let yourself come back.
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