Danita Michelle Allen Poet Free verse

Waiting To Exhale

Waiting To Exhale


I... Can't... Breathe...
Not Physically...
But Emotionally & Spiritually...
Because I can't live, realistically, 
Without looking lurkers, 
Lurking, nitpically?
I've BEEN Waiting To Exhale,
As life tries to choke me out..
As silly tricks... 
Try to smoke me out...
As year after year, 
my candles try to
BLOW ME OUT!
And, I've BEEN waiting to exhale, 
but someone always thinks... 
their breath is 
more important than mine... 
That my time 
has less priority than their time...
So I can continue 
Waiting To Exhale... 
So that they might do it now... 
So that they can again make the vow...
That If I Don't Mind... 
I Can Breathe Later....  
If for now, I'll just continue 
Waiting To Exhale.

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Beata Agustin March 17, 2026 at 7:02 AM Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Meanwhile, I greet you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.