in, out, slow, down,
no point heaving,
how can you live
like a fish out, of
water, out of breath
with this skin-tight,
scale-bite-ing chill,
of raw lungs and
raw red skin under
your eyes and, mouth,
heavy breath, every,
every comma, every,
comma is a, pause,
a gasp of air when
there's, no air to be
had, air that rushes,
past your mouth, you
softly, gently chant,
in, out, in, out, in.