30 seconds
for the first time
in a long time
i felt a sense of relief
like a wisp of fresh air
intoxicating my lungs
filling my mind
at 5 seconds i felt the universe
in the very beginning of its creation
at 10 seconds
i felt the waves of the ocean
on the south side of california
at 15 seconds i was weightless
swimming to the bottom of the sea
only to find the stars
at 20 seconds i felt no ambivalence
for the people i loved
at 25 seconds
i heard his voice from 6 feet under
telling me i was beautiful
at 30 seconds
i felt myself reposition with gravity
i felt myself falling back into the waiting room
the lights dimmed
and the sadness realigned
at 30 seconds
i returned to the darkness
for 30 seconds
i felt relief
for 30 seconds
i was free.
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