10.27.14

by - 10:37 AM

i open my palm and my lifelines look like branches from an aspen tree,
and there are songbirds perched on the tips of my fingers,
and i wonder if beethoven held his breath
the first time his fingers touched the keys
the same way a soldier holds his breath
the first time his finger clicks the trigger.

we all have different reasons for forgetting to breathe. 


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