I want to exhale all the sadness out of my life,

the blackness that has coiled inside me like a cantankerous snake.

I want to cast off my shackles and disembowel my baggage

heave the devilish weight that laughs on my shoulders off.

I want the only tears in the rest of my life to be of joy,

and to fall as carelessly as the rain.

I want to start fresh - with a big change,

give myself another chance - edit.

I want it all to be as easy as taking a deep breath

and exhaling.