I breathe you in. You
cough me up in
fits - starts
of dust - and I, blind,
embrace you with arms that don't
grasp - clasp
closer, neck
in my arms. You -g a s p. I don't know
how I breathe and you divide
yourself in more than you are.Only dust is left for me.
JE LEEST
The Sun Shone at Dawn
PoëzieThe wind blows harder under many shades of grey. The sun shone at dawn. *** A collection of haikus, tankas, poems about nature, climate change, platonic love, and any other poems I feel like writing or translating to English.
50 | I breathe
I breathe you in. You
cough me up in
fits - starts
of dust - and I, blind,
embrace you with arms that don't
grasp - clasp
closer, neck
in my arms. You -g a s p. I don't know
how I breathe and you divide
yourself in more than you are.Only dust is left for me.