Breathe

So here it goes as I start, I take a breath and begin. Words fall like sand, Slipping through my lips. The tumble like stones And pile at my feet. I keep going cause I feel I cannot stop. Just one more word, Just one more line. Another stanza And the one after that. I hear my voice cracking and throbbing It fills my ears and warbles in the mike. I feel my head lighten As the weight of my thoughts escapes Out into the space surround me Out into the space surround them. I feel my head lighten And my wringing hands tighten: I cannot breathe… I haven’t breathed… I feel my air Wheezing out with every word, My lungs feel like bellows As I force out my lines. I feel myself reach a precipice I reach a brink I cannot stop but I know I must. I feel the need deep in my chest. Here it goes: I N H A L E And I continue.