I close my eyes and breathe the air
cold against my skin, warm in my lungs
I breathe out and open my eyes
clouded with sparks of vapor,
I see my problems disappear until the very last drop

Twenty years of age I become
wise and unknowing, strange in places
Crying over loss and love
grieving over death and life
Smiling because happiness is a tragedy

Words and words twist relationships inside out,
crushing hearts and crushing not once but twice
Who am I to expect a return in affection?
when all I have given is divine possession?