Poem

One

Two

Three

Steps closer

Breathe

Four

Five

Six

Steps closer

Keep breathing

Seven

Eight

Nine

Steps closer

Still breathing

Ten

You fall 

Breathe

You stumble

Keep breathing

You trip

Still breathing

You stand

Eleven

You rise

Twelve

You grab

Thirteen

You load

Fourteen

You aim

Fifteen

You're ready

Sixteen 

You can't

Can't shoot

Can't move

You forgot to breathe

September 15, 2016 ANM