Life's Breath

I’ve always loved the recklessness
the road warned against
supplies

the breath of life
comes from choosing feeling

the road suggested
comes stealing conviction,
suffocating belief,
handing out grief,
it will work a spirit till it’s weak
and considers falling in line

happens all the time
to even the most headstrong
poison in the heart
making it all seem wrong
making what’s not
look so good
making what is
look like something no one would
hold on to

And the choosers forget why they choose what they choose
and don’t know what is true
or what to do

clarity comes
in so many forms
looks like perseverance pays-
seeking the soul of things
till
the chooser gets back the reigns
and can see
what it feels like
to have been right
from the first step
of recklessness

the gritty sweet
of life’s breath.