In Utero

Sapna Dayal
Aug 9, 2017 · 1 min read

Day 0–204

you’re the breath that I swallow
to hold back the tears
that roll down my cheek
when the light of the sun
stops me mid-step
and I look up
through a canape of leaves
overcome
by the miracle of life

Painting by Chantey Dayal
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