Drive into the tunnel now
All flesh drawn tighter than air
All around my chest
Body stiff concrete lungs
A deepest breath held
The harder I hold on
The farther the world recedes
Tick life closer to a fast finish line
The clock beating a hardening heart
Finally to hear you say
What
I will wait for it
My ear throbbing
Don’t hear you walk through and out
The light at the end only
Blocked against your silhouette
Maybe I should just keep holding it in
Make exhale a passed tense
Or don’t
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Note: This is my rough draft for Tuesday 01.23.24.
Lanning Lee 