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Flowers and Soup
Seventy children from all different places
We convene in the band room
Our sanctuary for an hour
All the baggage lugged in our backs
Dropped and piled up at our feet
We struggle to float overhead
On strains of ear-piercing, discordant music
Stop
Take all the extra
Leave it outside the door
Come back in and close your eyes
Think of a flower
Take a deep breath
Breathe in the pure scent and
No more room for anything else
Think of your favorite soup
Blow out and cool the surface
Calm the swirling thoughts and
Empty it all
Silence
Don’t talk-don’t worry-don’t think
Just breathe
Take a step back
Forget it all for just one hour
Leave the day outside
Listen to the silence
Focus
Just flowers and soup
Just breathe
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