Grasping and Gasping

bursting blood vessels�"

ruptured�"

leaking out�"

the last lines of life�"

exhausted�"

pumping out�"

a pale evening pulse�"

weak�"

...

Author's Note

When I was writing this, I also was unsatisfied with the result. I wanted something longer, something with more grandeur. But as I revisited it this later on, I found that it easily served its purpose in its brevity. When you’re gasping for breath, you either regain it fairly soon or resign to your final exhale.