Let go of me do not hold
me in, exhale, let me ebb,
slowly leave your shore
I will return, in an instant
all your life rest assure
I’ll evanesce, disappear
without much ado, reappear
for your delight, until then
do not shudder at your breath,
let me sidle off your lips
I’ll cleanse you from the toxins
you so fervidly cling onto, hide
masterly within you, I’ll protect you,
always have, from your addictions
pour me out in c o two breathe me in
again in o two, I’ll tickle your bronchioles
pervade your three hundred
million alveoli once more,
drift into capillaries reverse
into red rivers flowing your veins,
from head to toe let me assist
your heart beat, give it rhythm appeasing,
I’ll come with new perfumes,
rejuvenate your essence make sure
you’ll seek for more.
[Featured photo: Cold Breath by Marwen Maroo]