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You are brought into this world by force

You never chose to have this blood course

Have it flow through your veins from the source

Of your heart, your engine, your vital resource

The intake of breath is fundamental

Lack of breath will be detrimental

The flow in and out is quite essential

Perfected like a smooth instrumental

The music of the airflow through your lungs

Your chest expanding as oxygen comes

Filling your system since the time you were young

Your heart pounding like the beat of a drum

It comes in experiences neither black nor white

It is evident in laughter from the thrill of the night

Life comes like the rise of morning light

Slowly at first, then suddenly bright

It is the never ending cycle of creation

Having to withstand its entire duration

Though it can fill you with frustration

Soon enough will come its cancellation

It is to be appreciated and cherished

Take it in before you inevitably perish

Though at times it can seem nightmarish

You shouldn't act careless

It is a beautiful thing to breathe

To feel the cool kiss of the breeze

To lay in the sun, just you and me

To be alive is to be free