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I BREATHE

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I breathe

This air is precious

How long has it been

Since this freedom was mine?

Freedom from tortured memory

From my past

I breathe

The wind traps me

How long has it been

Since I last felt its touch?

Caressing my cheek

Like the touch of a ghost

I breathe

The sun warms my skin

How long has it been

Since I last welcomed it?

The warmth eases

My cold suffering

I breathe

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A poem inspired by Chichiri. It's supposed to be a hopeful poem of a person who just remembers how to feel again, made with thoughts of Chichiri after he left the monastery to become a wandering monk.