My life

has been spent

chasing breath

since before memory

before choice

life uprooted

to find sweet air

to fill the lungs

I adjust

my pace

my location

my days

in pursuit of oxygen

careful sips

musical in their quality

as I’ve waited

for vessels to expand

my whole life

has been spent

chasing breath

seeking the relief

of respiration – Caroline A. Slee

Pulmonary

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