exhale

 
I count my breaths
and all the exhales without you
each breath gives me another chance to be near you
my soul breathes in deep with hope

I ache in the emptiness
there is a place reserved for you
a place where we come together
then go our separate ways
commingling on the aether
I need you like oxygen

one exhale
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two exhale
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three exhale
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until my heart fails---------------
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I will desire you