To breathe is to

To breathe is to move

your bodies mechanical screws

bolts and all

your chest begins to fall.

To inhale is to expand

rising you up

free of reprimand.

To exhale is to try

and expel those nigh

come back up,

at the tip of corrupt.

To breathe is to choose

a rhythm you infuse 

to surrender to the air

to breathe,

is to be straddled with care.