i inhale
my lungs expand
i feel solid and strong
i exhale, a sigh
and my heart feels lighter
like it expanded, too
but only a few seconds later
and my heart is tight again
wrenching and worried
nervous and scared
hurting and lost
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BURN (Wattys2015?)
Poetry"Poetry...is thoughts that breathe and words that burn."--Thomas Gray "Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash." --Leonard Cohen Poems on the tough stuff in life. Poems on the crazy good stuff in li...