Advance

by Nic O'Shea

A moment of stillness
          inhale
                    exhale
Defined by those who give me a name
          descriptions of self that mean nothing
                                                               and everything
                                                               inhale
Clarity through the chaos
           each thought giving way to the next, not finalized before dissipating into
           exhale
I understand
           the sharpness
           the exactness of who I am, what I am
                                                                inhale
                                                                exhale
I am victorious.