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And I breathe

i breathe you in and breathe you out, your essence a temporary fix for the next breath of
air to save me.

your scent fills my lungs, and i take in everything about you. the bitter sweetness of your
memory fills me like the pain you've caused by leaving.

my air is gone, and i'm suffocating from the lack of love in my life. second by second ticks
away, and with it the energy spent loving a lover who doesnt love back.

but eventually, involuntary impulses kick in. no longer can i lie in wait for your love to return,
to know the scent that fills me with the memory of your love, a pseudo presence that filled
my once upon a time.

finally, i draw breath, takin into my breast new air, new love, new memories filling me again.

and i realize, baby, life goes on. i live and breathe. the indecision you express in each and
every breath, your love gone from the organ beneath my breast.

i live and breathe, new presence filling me. and i realize, baby, you were just another breath,
no longer the air i need. c
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