I think I have forgotten

What it means to be human

I failed to swim in this air,

Drowning in oxygen that slowly rusts my lungs

If I continue to take my medicine

Will I lose the scars?

The Empress

lies upon the couch

sleeping

i pet her

she runs away

i cry

Why stay, when to breathe polluted air is to condemn your lungs?

Why stay, when to walk on hot coals ensures that every next step will burn?

If we, as people, seek water,

why do we always land at a mirage?