Love as an Asthmatic

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"'write poetry' she said after my last asthma attack so I did. Breathlessly."

I snatch my breath after we kiss
because I want to feel you 

contract

in my wheezing, useless lungs

not just a craving
but

a desperate need

within

in the physical urge

to breathe you in,
and

make your mystical secrets

a part of my body.

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