Breathless

Breath(less) it happens every day all day without thought we breathe life-giving oxygen sustaining our organs keeping our hearts and lungs pumping one day there’s a catch in its rhythm climbing stairs walking a pause to catch the breath we hadn’t really noticed we start to pay attention to our breathing we slow down more naps breathing becomes conscious more effort required the heart not doing its job beginning to fail oxygen? old age is catching up with us but we’ll continue living life as long as we have breath