Bound Breath

A reflection on nature, gratitude, and the life we share

AI image generated by the author

Every living breath reminds us that the Earth is not ours alone — it is ours together.

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Nature

Breathing in tandem with all

Creatures and people as one.

Touched by the same wind.

Pelted by the same rain.

We share.

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Ecology breaks.

Their homes vanish.

No lines between the animal and human

Illness reminds —

What we do leaves behind.

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When,

Roots in soil.

Their homes, with bounds.

Their plumes, then vibrant.

Our skin, then breathes.

When we hear.

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The air, shared.

Bound breath.

The Earth, in balance.

Thanks, not triumph.

Then life.

Then love.

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Original poem by Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin. AI tags are coincidental.