Last Breath

He breathed his last breath of butterflies into her lungs,

In the process awakening her from a long deep slumber destitute of dreams or any light.

Breathless he remained,

The sacrifice was just.

She then danced for the very first time,

Feeling the breath of color and light.

Now with dreams so tall that now she could climb,

She breathed, lived, felt,

Remembering the last breath he gave her,

She wished he remained to witness such love again.

 

Author's Note

This poem to me means the love that you feel for someone. That love that transcends reasoning, logic, common sense. That pure selfless love that would easily cause someone to give up anything to allow the other person to see what they could possibly become, with or with them. I would sacrifice anything, including myself to ensure her happiness.