By D. ORAM
Date: 22 September 1999

The Breath

 HOW CAN THE INHALE OF A SINGLE BREATH
 BE SO OVERWHELMINGLY HAPPY
 WITH THE THOUGHT OF LOVING
 THE MOST WONDERFUL AND BEAUTIFUL
 WOMAN IN THE WORLD
 BUT THE EXHALE OF THAT VERY SAME BREATH
 BE SO CRUSHING AND DEPAIRINGLY LONELY
 FIGHTING THE FLOOD OF TEARS
 FROM NOT BEING WITH HER