It felt good to breathe

As I walked out into that gentle rain

Just a small child with pajamas out there

It felt so good to smell.

Ended too soon for calming thought

When I heard mommy yell,

“Come inside, it’s cold and dim!”

As if my act had been a sin.

It felt so good to breathe

As I stood there in that precious dust

A wondering teenager fully clothed

Yet without his jacket

Feeling the chills run down my arms

I heard my brother tell me,

“Come inside to eat”

It felt wonderful to breathe

As I walked on through the moistened sky

A young man seeing the newer world

The sky added texture to the industry below

I watched the world spin

Wearing my coat

Then turned around again

To return to my home

Walking on the wrong side

I’d turn right back in fear.

Touching every puddle

On his slow journey back

He got inside and closed the blinds

Protected from darkness and wonder

Sitting down he thought to himself,

“It felt so good to breathe”