Breathless

Enough for one more breathe now.
That smell just lingers, just sits there.
One more, one more,
Hold on to it, don't let it fade.
Remember, remember.
This body, this delicate cage,
These rules, these ethics, these morals.
They preach as if they knew,
They knew not the restrictions of lacking restraint.
They knew only good and only bad.
Look once more, once more,
Upon eyes, never evergreen,
Always looking, never seeing.
No tears, no tears,
Swallow pain, speechless, let it age.
Let it fester, let it grow, but don't let it control.
Feel, feel,
That soul, that power, that privilege, that freedom untold.
Seek the key but don't kill the bearer.
Too close, too close,
Pull away, but not too far.
Listen, listen,
Hear a sign, a clue, that you're still here.
Hope, hope,
It won't fade, grasp it, hold it, don't let it disappear.
Please, don't let it disappear,
Let it be real, let it be real.
Search, search,
Find the shattered pieces scattered in the dirt.
Nail and hammer it,
Watch it crack at the center,
Watch it fall.
Gone, gone forever.
One moment, one glance, one chance, one breathe.
Time for one more breathe now,
Smell it, taste it, feel it.
Close your eyes,
Sleep now, sleep,
Forever by the sea,
Forever in a dream.

~"When it's all too much...remember the wonders, remember the truths. Remember today can always be, the better part of yesterday."~

Alexander Schultz