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Breath

Antonio Dias
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It takes    difficulty breathing      difficulty speaking
To    feel the      need
The power of speech and the    desire grows      to be inspired
To breathe in    air and put down      words
That can be turned back    into breath      through speech.
It takes trouble    to feel the power      of speech
A former    of      the world
To lose    that inhibition      –    a stutter and a hiccough
In one word    one thought      that
Poetry    any poetic writing      is a struggle
To bring    the word      back to speech 
To    structure      breath.

January 10, 2010


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Julia Macintosh
Writes madreality
Mar 8Liked by Antonio Dias

So true. And this poem would be lovely as an audio file as well... Emily Wilkinson has been reciting her poetry and including in written posts ( also recently moved to substack ) It creates a rich extra dimension to what is read. xxx

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