Earth Was My First Breath of Air
Earth was my first breath of air
My spirit crashed, I landed there
I gasped and took my first deep breath
Bursting from the watery depths
Lumbering up in flames I raged
And sucked the oxygen from air
Then plunged into a lake of fire
To quench the thirst of my desire –
Oh, battered spirit, bruised and burned!
You never knew, you never learned!
Earth was your first breath of air
Your spirit lives, is living there –
Copyright © John Oldham | Year Posted 2023
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