HARDEST BREATH TO HOLD

The older you get and

the more you hold on to

the favors of your past,

the more what's passed let's go

of you, except what's kept

in your pocket and won't

come out in the washing,

no matter how many

cycles and how much soap.

While dancing on the line

to a fresh spring breeze, it

darkens the sun and sucks

the breath from you again.

By P. D. Kline

Dark Clouds Obscuring the Sun