Take a deep breath

Take a deep breath. Now hold it tight. Let it settle in your lungs. Let it slowly clench into a fist. Hold it tight, tighter still. Feel it creep up the back of your throat. Feel the panic rushing through your veins. Only then, when you're desperate for your next breath, when your lungs are about the burst, will you understand what it means to crave living; what it means to choose life.