Just Breathe

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Breathe in, Breathe out

I was told

But how can my lungs breathe air when they are so cold

Because the heart beside them has no warmth to provide these lungs of mine

Because the hole where my heart belongs nothing resides

Breathe in, Breathe out

It's easy I was told

But sorry it isn't so simple

I'd rather freeze internally

Then be someone who isn't completely me

For so long I was controlled 

But now I've grown bold

I refuse to breathe

I'd rather freeze in the ice chest where my heart used to be

P.M. Altman

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