breath breath breath
I say. just breath.
it simple. a muscle movement here, there, air intake, exhale. repeat.
breath.
after all these years you’d think I’d learn, you’d think I’d know, but I don’t.
and I’ll justify the reasoning behind not knowing. I’ll fight it to the bitter end.
a remarkable ability to refuse the signs. I am, at once, convinced.
curiosity killed the cat, yes. for sake of sakeness sake. I suppose the cat was doomed already.
as am I. I suppose.
but she smiles at me and the melted words remove themselves, surrounding the inability
to trust. to love. to hate. to regret and forget.
it’s all washed clean, hands and bridges. water underneath. I just don’t remember where I left myself these days
and everything feels slow motion
breath breath breath. intake smoke, stale cigarettes and cold sheets.
breath