Interrupted Breath by Vern Fein

Among all the lasts in our lives—
last book read, last argument, opinion,
flower plucked, song heard, poem recited,
last pain, last tear, last smile,
child hugged, spouse kissed, the last
our eyes see—is our last breath.

After, for most, years and years,
the inevitable, usually a gasp,
releases and all we have left
is a lifeless, breathless body
for our loved ones to mourn.

But for those who love Jesus,
an incredible promise,
a new body, no pain,
or contention, but hugs,
and kisses and hallelujahs
as that new body
sucks in that first breath
as Adam did so long ago,
he and Eve using their
breaths to disobey and bring
the last breaths to all,
so now we can only trust
and wait for the glorious second
when our breath will never
be interrupted again—but Praise.

A retired special education teacher, Vern Fein has published over two hundred poems on over ninety different sites, a few being: *82 Review, Bindweed Magazine, Gyroscope Review, Courtship of Winds, Young Raven's Review, Heart Of Flesh, Monterey Poetry Review, and Agape Review. His first poetry book, I WAS YOUNG AND THOUGHT IT WOULD CHANGE, was published by Cyberwit Press.