Breathing. A thing we take for granted if
There’s nothing wrong. In, out, in, out. Have you
Experienced that feeling when each breath
Is obvious? And all that you can do
Is think “in, out, in, out” and you’re aware
That if you stop, you die? But these days we
Are noticing it more. It’s always there
Taken for granted. Well, it used to be.
Imagine, then, the insult, if the cause,
(In this pandemic, so many deceased,
Through loss of breath,) of you being robbed of yours
Was not coronavirus, but police.
So take a deep breath in, and hold, and let
It go. You can: it’s easy to forget.
#BlackLivesMatter
Tom Juniper Poetry 