Breathe

Elmina Castle photo by A.B. Godfreed

Can’t breathe
won’t breathe
don’t breathe
in
dumb weight
of other people’s opinions.

Can’t breathe
won’t breathe
don’t breathe
over
and out goes might just do this.

Can’t breathe
won’t breathe
don’t breathe
on
top of everything else to do
with
can’t breathe
won’t breathe
don’t —
breathe.