March 2022 Contest Winner: The Stars are Breathing

It’s hard

To breathe

But

My lungs

keep trying...

To prolong

My life

Though,

I am dying...

And though

Death peers down

With glinting scythe,

Standing there

To take

My life...

I feel...

Happy.

I feel...

At ease,

So

Do not worry

Or shed tears

For me

This life was

A chance.

One

In four hundred

Trillion

And it

Was brilliant

Can you hear stars?

They’re

Breathing

And even though

I must

Go

There’s

One more thing

You should know...

I love you.

I really love you,

And that love won't leave,

So please

Don’t grieve

For me.

Breathe.

For me.

Just

Breathe.

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Lilblueridinghood, the winner of WriterVana's March 2022 writing contest, is a poetry, fantasy, and romance writer.