the breaths we take
in our first days
and our last days
may compare
in length
and in softness
but between them
is an eternity
in consciousness
our bones
and our tears
weight more
with time
but our words
and our laughter
don’t
ever day we live
there’s more of us
and soon enough
we grow wrinkles
to fit all our skin
and the spirit
we’ve collected
along the way