Push push, shove
Shout shout, kick
Breath is the word that's set on replay
Will this be the day
The day my book shuts
The day I exit without a fight
NO!!!
Breath...
It's that one breath that leads to another
And another
Could it be too late
Could it be the date
I was born to face
NO!!!
Breath...
Gone
Darkness fills my head
It's over I'm finally dead
Minutes turn to hours
And hours into days
Breath...
I remember thinking
That not even if I tried my
best
Would I have pasted this test
Was it my faith
Hope
Or value for life that was being tested? I did not know
Breath...
Finally the beams of sun light
Hit my exposed skin
Like rock hits the ground after being thrown down
My eyes can see and my ears can hear
Could it be heaven
No I have a sharp pain that brings me to my senses
I live...
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2020 - A Poetic Pandemic - Part 1
PoetryA year we wish to forget but will always remember. The struggles, pains and joins of 2020 through the eyes of a poet ...
