Inhale
my heartbeat slows,
blood sluggish
through stenotic vessels
unwilling to expand,
to breathe
to let blood flow
untenable, this suffocation
this dampening
it speaks of tired eyes,
of stolid limbs,
of stultified need
torpid blood,
when will you give up
your self-imposed stricture,
your closely guarded fear,
your wariness
and inhale
More salt, more sugar
More sour, more sweet
More beats, more energy
More cravings, more addiction
Bitter blood, sweet blood
Diluted blood, thick blood
Screaming vessels, stenotic vessels
Pounding vessels, sluggish vessels
Pressures rising, failing pumps
Tears tearing, organs inflaming
More mirrors, more fears
Calorie counts failing, organs deteriorating
Too much salt, too much sugar
Too much work, to fix the extremes
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