Breath

Conception, birth
first sharp breath
growing, feeding
from the breast

finding, learning
more and more
three foot three then
four foot four

new emotions
friends to make
relationships that
will soon break

lover, heartbreak
heavy tears
questions, questions
hopes and fears

marriage, childbirth
one, two, three
children's growth is
plain to see

move out, marry
same new page
leaving parents
in old age

glasses, tablets
walking stick
jeers, jokes, insults
poor, ill, sick

losing, shrinking
just alive
five foot four
then four foot five

falling, dying
last sharp breath
sadness, darkness
rapid death.