Certain Breath

Inhale, are you sure
that your intentions will be
full, filled with heavy expectation
while seeking the edge of your self
in the calm of the crowd
brighten the clouds 
with a performance
smiles hang under 
three birthday balloons in a tree
under a grocery bag, taupe
it's not about me, you insisted
but the subject is the object 
of the story of your living being
in and out until the so-called end
frightful thought, but engage
with the principle of finitude
playing your ongoing games.