irrational fears

in between breaths
my heart is stopping
emptying of life
with fate just gawking
not forgetting choice,
i'm leaving nothing
shocking as it is for you...
a weak vein showing
how fragile a collapse
could be, while knowing
that taste is a challenge
fertile in blossom.
it will undergo fatigue
without being locked in.
a frighteningly awkward pause
amidst tight-lipped talking
proves vague insight
to conditions still mocking.


-m.r.