i am breathing
breathing a breath
of fresh air
and yet the air
that should be so new
and life-giving
it has instead
gathered around my lungs,
until i am no longer
breathing at all
but choking
choking on the newness
blocked by confusion
obstructed by something
something so huge
that seems to be
stuck in my throat
all i can think is
it must be the air
but in an instant
i realize
it is not air at all
but my heart
my heart is stuck
in my throat
but only for a moment
after a moment
i find
my heart has exploded
it has shattered broken itself
into a million pieces
and now
as if released
set free by breaking
a breath comes forth
and with it
comes a flood
a flood of unrelenting tears
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