I am not holding my breath
as others have done and
some continue to do; but I am
plunging into the deeps
of this life, and backstroking
through these eddies,
and making my way
through this tide;

I am not waiting to exhale
as other have done and
some continue to do; but I am
breathing my way through
these small currents of joy
and these wisps of pain
and know you are
doing the same

I am not waiting to love
as others have done and
some continue to do; but I am
thirsting after and drinking deeply
of a cascading Ocean
that overflows over this
teacup soul

I am not waiting in vain
as others have done and
some continue to do; but I am
moving in Hope, striving forth
in Thankfulness, dancing in Praise
and living in Love, and I know
you are doing the same