Holding No Air

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I breathe in
& I breathe out
I count to ten
No air yet
Fifteen
Twenty
Maybe twenty-five?
I exhale
& I inhale
I didn't die
I try again

(dedicated to all my fellow hold my breath-until-I-maybe-hopefully-die squad members.)

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