The Invisible Air

Photo by Liz Young

It is only when she doesn’t seek  him that she knows he is truly there. She feels his breath on her collar, yet will not turn to see.

She believes her eyes have the power to make him disappear, perhaps forever, and this she will not do.

His presence does not comfort, does not agitate. She does not feel less alone, yet there is something about his existence that  she needs.

She likens him to  the invisible air, breathed every second without thought, only felt and truly appreciated when it is gone, since its presence is required for all other presences.

 

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  1. Alicia Jamtaas

    She believes her eyes have the power to make him disappear, perhaps forever, and this she will not do.

    May I just say WOW to this line??????

    This piece is beautiful….

Don't just stand there.