This is the air I dare to breathe….
The air I dare to breathe is sweet.
It’s calming, it’s blue….
like the water just past the shore,
leading out to the openness of the ocean.
You can see through it,
the colorful fish darting around.
It’s warm.
It’s inviting me to stay.
The air I dare to breathe is alive.
It’s movement, it’s green….
like the bush that grows out of control,
covering my step with all its wildness.
I don’t dare cut it to shape,
it’s messy.
It’s beautiful.
It tells me to sit down.
The air I dare to breathe is burning.
It’s love, it’s red….
like the quick glance from a stranger,
scanning my body for an invitation.
Looking away so our eyes never meet,
the blush creeping up my neck.
It’s remembering.
It reminds me to never forget.
The air I dare to breathe is filling.
It’s steady, it’s yellow….
like the sturdy hand of a friend,
grasping me so I know I’m not alone.
Letting go at just the right time,
my mind knows what my heart can’t see.
It’s learning.
It keeps hope in a safe place.
The air I dare to breathe is looking.
It’s searching, it’s gray….
like the crevasse in the mountain we climb,
giving me a place to rest.
Revealing my next stronghold,
unleashing the hero in me.
It’s living.
It has possibilities with each step forward.
This is the air I dare to breathe….
Wow my dear! This is powerful and amazing. I could feel the air rushing around me as I read it. Keeping hope in a safe place. xoxo
Thank you.. Mwah.
xoxo
Hey Becky
This was great, very inspiring and empowering. I loved all the details that shed little bits of light on you. Just wonderful – thanks’Moskowitz
Thanks Moskie!
I really appreciate your support and encouragement.
beautiful!!!
Awww — thank you.
it’s messy, it’s beautiful…yes, this is life.
i love this, the way it whirls around, in and out, around again.
breathe…
Thank you Kelly… I’m so thinking hard about getting a tattoo that says breathe.
Yes, I see it, you’re right; it is all that; the colors of breath blending, yet still pure color when you take the time to notice. You notice very well.
Thank you. Yes… I think life is so colorful, so vivid, and when we notice each thing individually, we can appreciate the whole even more.
heck yes…that’s just the air to breathe…the air of possibilities that gives us the power to do the next step forward…so many nuances in this..
Yes… The air of possibilities! Thank you Claudia.
love all the color and life in this…its the air we choose to breath, not what is given or sold us…that makes us really feel alive….very nice piece ma’am….filled me up…smiles.
Yes… I do think we choose to breathe certain aspects of life, and hopefully we breathe in the right things more often. Thank you Brian!
This is so beautiful… thanks for the lovely images!
Thank you Laurie!
Really effective the way you’ve used color and repetition in this, Becky, and made it all dance lightly like a breath of fresh air down the page. I like breathing this stuff.
I so love this comment. I really felt connected, like dancing (exactly!) while writing this. Thank you so much for this.
There is so much life and movement in this piece–just fabulous!
Thank you Audrey! I wanted it to feel alive and moving so this is great!
a brilliant colorful poem, i agree wholeheartedly with the previous comment..full of movement..dancing on the page..breathing with life..thank you for this 🙂
Thank you so much for this comment! I’m so humbled by the response and so grateful for the encouragement.
This just oozes vitality! Love the descriptions and the positivity and life affirming beauty found in every aspect of the natural world- whether it be a mountain or just the ocean air- to think about all these things as i was reading- I can see your inspiration
Thank you Stu… you have no idea how amazing this comment makes me feel, I’m so appreciative to you for this.
wowww whatta powerful imagery … brilliantly expressed
Thank you, I’m truly humbled.
we all have ot move forward
windsurfer
Exactly.
Thank you!
So lyrical and soulful. I just love this!
Oh! Thank you so much! Thank you for finding me!
Wonderfully powerful, as usual!
Thank you my friend.
The air I breathe, sometimes in life we just need to take a breath of freshness..nice write.
Yes! Exactly… we need to fill our lungs with freshness once in a while.
Thank you!
“Unleashing the hero in me” – loved that line!
Thank you! I felt like I was unleashing something in this poem… by letting it out of me.
Thank you for being here!
Powerfully expressed ~~ Thank you for sharing!
My entry “Lost – Can you see me?”
Thank you Becca!
Really lovely, inspiring drawing me in to its optimism and loving awareness of so much reality that we forget awaits us. Your ability to focus on the essential, the alive, the moment in all its fullness makes this poem brilliant in its clarity.
This, like Stu, who have no idea how amazing it is for me to read this comment. Such a rush to hear these words… Thank you so very much.
You are such a phenomenal writer! This piece certainly would give others the wish to inhale all the air they possibly can . . . you, you who instills such hope!
Wow, Kay… I’m just crying reading your ever encouraging words. I wish so hard to be true and honest and often that’s difficult and hard and sometimes it’s growing and learning. Thank you for being here and letting me do all of that.
Love the way you weave the colours into it. nicely done.
Someday Somewhere – Hope
Thank you so much!
Stunning!
♥
Awww — thank you Dani.