Breathing

I usually don’t think about it,
It’s really very natural

And when I notice and pay attention
I have to make myself breathe

Does an innate signal to breathe
Stop when paying attention to it?
Forcing you to consciously breathe.

But when distracted,
Breathing becomes natural again

Is a person more easily distracted
When one is consciously controlling
A life-sustaining body function?

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