A/N: I've held onto this one for a while as I've had a lot of trouble formatting it on FF the way I wanted - and breaks are so vital to poetry! I've just used line breaks instead.

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(One breath)


The air escapes around me

easily slipping into nothing

bright light over the planet

as bright as space is empty


I can remember something

almost drowning as a child

flipped over by my brother

it was just like this


A sudden panic floods you

quelled and reborn just as fast

as your lungs begin to scream

feeling water where air should be


(Two breath)


The hissing grows louder

and I can only flail

like my hands could plug it

keep the oxygen from escaping


The door hisses shut as she leaves

I can still taste her on my lips

something foreign and familiar

leaving my belly fluttering


Trying to grasp at the feeling

I didn't feel so alone

smiling that smile just for me

feeling life as it should be


(Three breath)


The hull explodes again

the force pushing me farther

only my struggled breaths

in the weightless silence


Training just didn't prepare you

for that first time you walk in space

surreal, beautiful, and small

a breezy dandelion seed


My stomach flipped but I hid it

girls have got to stay tough

I pushed off the hull to make it worse

avoid the fear like I should be


(Four breath)


My lungs impossibly expand

pressure gone in the void

my ribs crack with revived pain

as the air is lost through the tear


Fire erupted up my side

shields down and armour pierced

It granted unique clarity

as I turned and shot the raider


Ever vigilant protector

unarmed innocents huddled by

As frightened as they are

Resolute like I should be


(Tick)


I couldn't breath if I tried

heat and substance gone too

not a thing to fill my lungs

I can see the escape pods


There is no sound in the void

frozen tears flaking off

they, she made it – they're safe

the warmth is slipping away


(Tick)


Blood seeps over my vision

blurring with the golden light

swathed beam slicing my ship

tickling fluid in my ears


Dead weight in my limbs creeps

cold and possessive inside

lingering light is dying

So is mine.