Take a deep breath
And hold it in for a few
Now breathe out
Feel her swarming around you
Trying to creep back in
To infuse herself into your life
But you refuse
You want to miss it
To have it grow more intense
Yet you are weak, and you miss it already
You’re like me
You took a deep breath
And you haven’t let it out since
I like this poem – I’ve read it a few times now, and each time it feels as I’m reading it for the very first time. And tell me, if I may ask – what inspired you, what compelled you to write precisely these words, in this order – making it the piece it has become?