“Bubbe, how did you live so long? ” <br />The little boy asked. <br />“Well, I didn’t stop breathing. <br />First in, then out <br />Then in again, then out again <br />then in and out <br />and in and out <br />till finally just out <br />but I’m not there yet. <br /> <br />“Each breath’s a prayer <br />So its easy to pray <br />First in, then out <br />Then in again, then out again <br />and in and out <br />till finally just out <br />We all end with a prayer <br />But I’m not there yet. <br /> <br />“Prayer goes both ways <br />I breath in and God breaths out <br />I breath out and God breaths in <br />First in and out <br />Then out and in <br />And in and out again <br />till finally out and in <br />It ends with a kiss <br />But I’m not there yet. <br /> <br />“We all get there <br />But till we do <br />Its in and out <br />Out and in <br />Give and take <br />Here and there <br />So lets thank God <br />For the time we share <br />Till it ends with a kiss <br />And we’ll all be there.” <br /> <br />(April 14,2004)<br /><br />Lewis Eron<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/every-breath-is-a-prayer-nishmat-kol-chai/
