"I love breathing, I could do it all day long." ~ Stephen ColbertWith one hand I transfer weights from one side of the mat to the otherwhile holding the rest of my body in a plank. My trainer says Don't forget to breathe—and I'm like You mean don'…  | By Luisa A. Igloria on July 29, 2024 | "I love breathing, I could do it all day long." ~ Stephen Colbert
With one hand I transfer weights
from one side of the mat to the other
while holding the rest of my body
in a plank. My trainer says Don't
forget to breathe—and I'm like
You mean don't die? I can joke
about this, of course, except
when it's for real. It's crucial
to take a breath, two, three,
without even thinking. A privilege
I take for granted sometimes, to not
fear choking from anything more than
my own spit. To have more times in
a day not constantly thinking about
the water rising, the fire coming, children
whose ribs can be counted as they exhale. | | | |
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