Helen Chick
1o. Breathe Again
Will I? Won’t I?
Can I? Can’t I?
No pressure or nuthin’!
Waiting, waiting
Time slows and hastens.
Pulse pounding
Tension mounting
Braced in readiness
Then
A fleeting eternity
And it’s done.
The pressure fades;
It’s only now I realise
That all along
I’ve been holding my breath.
29, 30 April 2013
Comments: Hey, I’m 10% of the way through this 100 poems challenge. I’m not going to hold my breath for it all, though!
Themes to come: 11. Memory; 12. Insanity; 13. Misfortune; 14. Smile; 15. Silence
Explanation about the 100 poems challenge here.
I almost was expecting something about trying ot get a daring breath whilsta dentist is fiddling with your teeth 😛
Or surfacing after having to capsize and exit my kayak on training courses (I have a bit of a phobia about being underwater)