by Alex Long

You question whether every breath

has meaning. But how can some breaths,

some moments, contain more God than

others? Isn’t there a world of

microbial life, dependent

on your every breath for theirs –

bounded by your skin? Don’t others –

skin-wrapped – yearn for your continuing?

Try to see God’s heartbeat. Beating

through the fibers of your life;

open your eyes and look beyond

the limits of your conception.

See all your Self’s complexity

and beyond, to the infinite web

of pulsing, breathing universe.