Dec 13, 2021
i am not sure when
i stopped breathing
i was so good. for so long.
taking a deep breathe in
1.2.3.4.
my lungs filled with air
unlike decades ago.
camel cigarette smoke for as long
as i could hold it.
breathe out circles slowly.
i felt a warm buzz that lasted
from the time i sat at the bar
on rusty a stool with ripped plastic
my skinny self
stared at you playing pool
quit cigarettes before i ever quit you.
1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.
ahhhhhhhhhh. i breathe out.