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I Can't Breathe

November 16, 2016
By alipp0204 GOLD, Nashotah, Wisconsin
alipp0204 GOLD, Nashotah, Wisconsin
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I can’t breathe, I gasp for air…
fluttered beats echo in my ear.
Arms flail. Which way is up?
Death looms. I feel complete despair.
Gymnastics foam cubes surround me
after an uncontrollable flip.


The author's comments:

This is written in a Korean poetic form called sijo.


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