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My poetry needs to take deeper breaths
propel long lines that flow and wind
rather than hyperventilate

Ride a breath’s rhythm to its logical end being careful not to lose it at the very tip
but to achieve diminuendo in a whisper, in a hush, in a final whoosh!

I can see that one can get dizzy
with experiments of this sort
exceeding the reach of the exhale
stuck lungs scream for welling

sweet, sweet air

© Carlos Chagall, 2013