I breathe
I inhale I exhale
I gasp gulp and gasp again
So easily done
For ordinary people
They breathe air
They sit and watch TV
They do their chores they pay their bills
Behind the glass windows
Outside I consume their dinner smells
In one two
Out one
In one two
Out one
I breathe
I gasp I gulp
My lungs on fire
They cannot contract
My heart does not pound
Just a solid presence
Keeping me alive
My lungs cannot keep up
They inhale - not enough
They exhale - not fast enough
In one two
Out one
In one two
Out one
The air is cold
It burns it freezes
Fills me with life
Keeps me from death
Heart wordlessly pounds on
I cannot hear it
Cannot feel it
Focus on breathing
Inhaling, Exhaling
In one two
Out one
Gasping
Gulping
Living
I decide to run another mile.
by Pischina