HOW TO BREATHE

To hear the heave and whoosh

of the bellows of your lungs,

tickle your aveoli

like the ivory buttons

on s Wurlitzer accordion.

Inhale like a drag

on a cigarette

after simultaneous

orgasms.

Exhale,

with the hissing sound

of a hot air balloon

on the way down.

Practice diaphragmatic,

thoracic,

and clavicular breathing

to be ready for

fright, flight, fight

or a day and night of sex.

Alternate nostril breathing

gets you high,

opening up your third eye.

Mindful breathing,

the best way of being with yourself

in an MRI or under periodontal

mutilation.

Your uvula will flutter

as your body moves

in waves,

after fine flavored breaths

bring you back

to the here and now

for perfect stillness

and tranquility.