Anxiety Attacks

sometimes i feel
like i can't breathe
my chest tightens
my heart races
my palms sweat
i have to tell myself
inhale four
exhale four
i do this
and it helps
life is stressful
and only you
can get control
when you feel out of control
when you feel like this
just slow down
and breathe
sometimes
that's all it takes
to recenter
reevaluate
and remember
this too shall pass