Need something
Besides air
In these lungs.
To remind us
Of the tiny
Slashes
That tear us
From the inside out.
Nano particles
Damaging the
Fabric
Of our innards.
Sometimes
I don’t think
We deserve
To breathe.
Native Rhode Islander and proclaimed Renaissance Man, Iraq vet He is the author of Stones of the Wooded Valley and The Silent Whispers of Omens. His latest book PHANTOMS, covers his deployment to Iraq in '06-'07.
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Thank you for sharing. Trivia: the title and poem are based on a character from Cyberpunk 2077.