I found flowers growing in concrete cracks
Stuffed between the streets.

On my way to the bank I found things growing in the city.

I grabbed them,
Placed them in my hand,
Tried to deposit them,
But the teller told me I was crazy.

So I went home with pockets filled with concrete seeds–
Eyes open wide,
Cause there's something growing in my city.

The wind flows by me,
Water drums by the river,
Yet, I swim with you.

We are one and two,
Nature's beat between lovers,
Heart eyes in our lungs.

Must you breathe in me,
Like a seed finding its tree,
The wind flows by me.

I took a deep breath once
Let it fill in all the cavities of my lungs
Prayed to God that it would be enough
To float me into space
But yet I stay

Kept it all in my lungs
Until the pressure on my chest
Became the only thing I felt

Let it constrict and collapse

If I were to die
I wanna die with this single breath
Lodged in my throat
I wanna see white with my eyes close
Let life slip with every exhale

Hold it, hold it, hold it, hold it, hold it.
Until it holds you

If I hold my breath long enough
Wait until my lungs constrict
Grab onto the nearest thing,

Will I become a tree?

If I stop trying to move with the wind
Give up on letting burnt skin
Touch lips with the sun,

Will I stop being me?

Breathe in. Breathe out.

I’ve seen clouds forming
Over wet concrete
And blue skies on a cloudy day

Yet, I still don’t know
What you’re smile looks like
Since I disappeared

I have held my heart in my arms
Stopped breathing.
Stopped moving.
And let the earth spin with me.