Poem

The Air We Breathe

The Air We Breathe

A tear trickles down her face, brushing past

her flushed cheeks.

The drop vanishes into the threads of a linen skirt,

as her eyelids fall like soft blankets to hide such

glassy, swollen eyes.

Each breath skipping a beat in time

bringing sorrow into

The air we breathe

Chills sweep through every inch

of her body,

and the tales of winter set in a delicate soul.

Her heart has frozen overtime

but shatters in an instant.

For each breath she takes leaves a scar to remind her

of the time love betrayed her

Bringing sorrow into

The air we breathe

Confusion buries her blessings as she wonders about the

meaning of love.

She longs for nothing more than to know how she lost

such a precious gift.

She screams into the night for forgiveness,

only to find herself

Bringing sorrow into

The air we breathe

One block over

a mother is regretting the mistake she

never meant to make.

She holds an old photo in her hands of a girl

with a delicate soul.

She whispers into the night begging for forgiveness,

only to find herself

Bringing sorrow into

The air we breathe

 

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