Apex of Apnea
By Mary Harwell Sayler
Each time you fail to breathe,
I sell our house and move
into town where neighbors
surround me with an air
of welcome until you beckon
me back with a sudden snort
of inhalation, and I wonder
why your sleep forgot to
dream of vital respiration.
Mary Harwell Sayler writes in all genres and owns the Poetry Editor & Poetry blog among others. Her many books include everything from life-health encyclopedias to the Book of Bible Prayers (Independently published, 2019) and novels to books of poetry, the latest of which is A Gathering of Poems (Independently published, 2020), collected from her previously published works. She’s also active on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Tumblr.