Breath

Breath
This short span of existence
Found in these wisps of vapor
And soon they fade
Into an endless expanse of eternity

What lies beyond this
Passing preoccupation
Ephemeral association

All the ounces of existence
How ere the array
So simple they seem
As though an instant
Of a dream

Some warmth is felt
A dense expanse of air
Before descends down
Ne'er to reappear

So in this brief
Blossom of day
May not a heartbeat
Fade away

Without full expanse
And intention
Complete and utter
Attention

For what may be seen
Is only a glimmer
Before all grows dimmer

A life of hope
Or hopeless decay
And flutter, flutter
Away

-Joshua Lee Foist