When I Breathe Poem by Smoky Hoss

When I breathe
I breathe the winds
that have encircled
thousands of hills
for thousands of years.
When I breathe
I breathe the mist of the rain
that has fell throughout the ages,
always to rise again.
When I breathe
I breathe the warmth of the sun
that has caressed and cared for
and even consumed
the earth for ions.
When I breathe in
the world's air
that every soul
has ever shared,
that will forever share,
I and they, we,
breathe the same
breath.
When I breathe
I breathe life.