Through breath is entered <br />Life and death <br />Soft tissues take it all in <br />While the necessary gases <br />Flow into the crimson fluid <br />Invasion permeates a short visit <br />It's stain lingers filling liquids <br />To block the life giving air <br />Affecting the body whole <br />Dying to it and struggling <br />Under its weight <br />All effort is arduous <br />Day upon day hope for return <br />To the mundane who's prize <br />Is cherished<br /><br />Rick Elpers<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/get-well-soon-6/
