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The Easiest Thing

from No Signposts. by Anne Lister

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Asthma is a constant reminder that the simplest things in life can be ridiculously complicated.

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Breathing should be the easiest thing
First thing we ever learn to do
Take a breath from the world outside
Relax and let it through.
Breathing should be the easiest thing
People tell me, and they’re right
But I breathe in and I can’t breathe out
It’s a long and bitter fight
To learn to breathe.

And loving should be the easiest thing
First emotion we really know
And we all learn how to hold on tight
But not how to let go.
Loving should be the easiest thing
People tell me and it’s true
So how come there are no simple words
To tell us what to do
To learn to love.

And the hardest time to breathe is when we really need the air
And the hardest time to ask for love is when we really care
And the hardest time to touch is across the spaces in between
And the hardest time to think is when we really need to dream.

Touching should be the easiest thing
First way we make a mark
But it’s easier to move a mountain side
Than be sure to touch a heart.
Touching should be the easiest thing
People tell me and it’s no lie
But we all build up our barricades
And never work out why
We don’t touch.

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from No Signposts., released June 18, 2020
Ian Kearey - bass. Steafan Hannigan - pipe drone.

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Anne Lister Wales, UK

Anne is best known for her song "Icarus", recorded and performed by a number of different singers, including Martin Simpson and Nic Jones. "Astrolabe" is her ninth solo album.

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