10 - Panic

Breathe

In and out and

The air is full of glass

shredding me until I can join it

particles of diamond

glitters of silver threads

Breathe

In

and exhale

slow

one

breath at a time

You can do it.

9 - Street Harassment

There is so much air

pushing

pulling tugging shoving

wind

storm that rips at my clothes

a naughty flirt

I just roll my eyes

resist the tugging fingers

the sliding breezes

under my hat

around my legs

go away

I don't want you here

silence your whispers

silence

fade

8 - Peace

Even the first

splatters of rain

have me up and out of bed, pressed

nose-first against the cold glass

I love rain

When it starts

I breathe out

When it sends I sigh and

wait eagerly

even though now

all is silent

when you call

you have me up and out of bed

grinning like an idiot

at 3am

It doesn't matter

when

Last night it rained

and you called

and I exhaled so deeply that

my lungs grew roots and

sprouted flowers