#NationalPoetryMonth Day 2: The Sound of Their Breathing

It is day two of National Poetry Month, and here’s a poem from the dark side…

The Sound of Their Breathing

I watch the world inhale, exhale

each fragile breath so slight;

simple to asphyxiate, faces turning pale

I watch the world inhale, exhale

dreaming how to make them quail,

to quiver in fear, to scurry in flight

I watch the world inhale, exhale

each fragile breath so slight

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