sober

I think it's kind of funny that one of the last steps to signing up for this website (AND right before publishing a piece of work) is to confirm if you're a human being.

"Are You Human"?

of course. most times, though, it doesn't feel like it. but I know it. I can prove it too.

blood runs through these veins.

i know because I've seen it a couple times. it looks better inside my body rather than out.

air flows through my nose and my mouth.

i know because the first time I inhaled cigarette smoke, my lungs were not shy to let me know that it was a mistake

my heart beats in my chest. i know because I've felt the heaviness 

the kind of heaviness 

that can only be brought upon after you lose your love virginity. 

or, in nicer vocabulary, 

the first time you actually fell in love with someone.

and a good sign to know you are alive is to listen to your own heartbeat

once in a while, not every day because that could get obsessive

because who has the time anymore to focus about something so seemingly unimportant?

I mean, it is only the heart. all it does is involuntarily pump blood through my arteries and supply blood to all my major organs and blood vessels.

24/7. 

no big deal. 

when you find yourself getting anxious and freaked out about the number of beats you may hear,

or how many times you counted it skip, 

or how long you were holding your breath trying to affect the results,

think about the first time you kissed somebody you love

you will soon forget the beats

but the heart shall not

for it goes unnoticed 

naturally 

Author's Note

I'll admit that I never liked listening to heartbeats---whether it be my own or others.

Reviews

[Warrior]

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