Religious for Patience

My stop-and-pause
Is finely tuned
To fail
On occasion

I am afraid (yes ...
Recklessly and embarrassed)
When talking about talking
Or watching children argue

Measly precipice,
You're slipperier than I want --and
My wants are full of expectation
(Gloat broadly with feeling evident)

This memory of breathing
Slower and slower and slowly
With rehearsed confidence
Is a point for aiming