The Next Breath is Mine

ease the pressure
puncture the air filled lung
i am the next breath
the one you've not taken
the one you're about to take
breathe in
not yet
inhale

i court your breathlessness
dance in the exploding bubble in your chest
exhale.
I am the wind
that you've yet to breathe out
that you're about to release
breath out.
not yet
exhale

i am relief
sweet relief
that place where breathing is obsolete
and forgetting about those breathing matters
is easy and necessary to do