A castle of inhales
is a career built on dreams.

A castle of exhales
is a career built on necessity.

The eager man
inhales
all the furor of the moment
and his exhale is the action
doing that as happiness.

The anxious man
exhales mightily
as each task
becomes more daunting
exhaling away deeply
the shallow breaths
of anger and lament.

This world
has nearly stopped revolving
because it is built
around a castle of exhales.

06/02/2010

Posted on 06/02/2010
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