Today
I breathed with you through
an open mouth; I breathed
with you.
I breathed with you to
my lower belly; I breathed
with you.
I walked around; I tried to
stay calm. I breathed
with you.
I thought it was
something else at first. I
wasn’t sure. I hesitated. I
have a fear of fainting; as
a child, I fainted. I fainted
at the most
inconvenient times and
places. I breathed
with you, today. I breathed
with you.
I tried to
understand; it’s not blood
sugars? Too many lollies
in the staff room; it’s not
that. It’s not protein? I ate
enough. I know I ate enough
protein today. It’s not that. I
breathed and breathed
until I learned to open
my mouth and breathe. Just
keep breathing, to the
lower belly
keep breathing, and thinking
about you, about us. It’s OK.
It’s OK. I’ll breathe with you
even when you’re not
here. I’ll breathe with you
as I walk by others, as I
smile and say hi, and make
small talk, and pick up clothes
off the floor. Breathing,
again.
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