why do we have to remind ourselves to do so?

[daiwainscott]

a tryst of shivering
eyes, fleeting,
capturing dreams
then pattering down cobblestone alleyways,
in retreat.

breathe,
no really breathe,
deeply, inhale until
small kittens have to run
to escape your nostrils.

don’t forget to exhale,
make it mighty.
scream if you must.

then live,
like a fire, like the winds,
like a geyser.

live.