Life begins with an inhale
You take all that you give
You take and you do not give
Life begins with an inhale
Life ends with an exhale
You give all that you’ve taken
And take no more again
Life ends with an exhale
I’ve always loved stories. The way they carry me away, to a world I have yet to observe. Allowing me an escape.
Right now I’m reading, as I always do. Allowing each inked in word to coil around me, making me a shield of thought and creation. When I read I can be anywhere, soaring through the sky, or racing through the forest. I may wish to explore an abandoned ruin, or fight in an epic battle.
But, no matter how fast I run, from page to page, the world always catches me. It’s always grabbing me in a choke-hold and grappling me to the ground.
Others fight life, always in a struggle to get up and throw another punch, strik