https://archive.rustgeek.me/tags/of-bodies/ Recent content in Of-Bodies on A Geek's Life Hugo en Mon, 04 Apr 2022 22:29:00 +0000 https://archive.rustgeek.me/2022/04/04/morning-breath/ Mon, 04 Apr 2022 22:29:00 +0000 https://archive.rustgeek.me/2022/04/04/morning-breath/ <figure> <img loading="lazy" src="https://archive.rustgeek.me/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/abeer-zaki-swfgkosfi0i-unsplash.jpg?w=1024"/> </figure> <p><em>For the <a href="https://www.napowrimo.net/day-four-10/">Day Four prompt</a>, well, kind of. Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@abeerzaki?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText">Abeer Zaki</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/s/photos/tongue?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText">Unsplash</a></em></p> <p>**</p> <p>it lingers on the edge<br> of my tongue, its heft<br> hanging heavy, marinating<br> in its moistness, each letter,<br> alive, each syllable<br> yielding to the next,<br> then fading like the morning mists<br> wisps, resplendent, gracing the<br> verdant green but then<br> losing themselves to the<br> rising heat. I count to three<br> and then exhale, each breath<br> a gift from earth, now returned.</p>