Breathe

Inhale, exhale
Breathe
In - hold - out
Just breathe
Drink deeply of the gift of air
Fill your belly
Fill your lungs
Lift your arms
Shake. Shake it out
Let it relax your body and soul
Breath is life, essential, needed
Taken by surprise, breath is impeded
At a sprint, lungs work fast
After diving, you're liberated by a gasp
So simple, yet taken for granted
This one small thing, easily supplanted
Breathe in; breathe out.
Fill your diaphragm
A baby's first, a grandmother's last
Breath defines life, essential, needed
Inhale, exhale
In - hold - out
Puff, pant or panic
Draw long and low and let it out slow
Raucous snoring or wistful sighs
Soaring nigh breathless
Life is not only the breaths we take
But the moments that take our breath away
Breathe.
Enjoy, savour, delight
Long and slow, shallow and fast
As you never quite know
When it'll be your last.