morning

I woke up from the dream gasping for breath, taking in big gulps of air as if I had never breathed before. I felt the air fill my lungs, my rib cage stretched, my chest muscles aching. I don’t remember what my dream was about, it seemed so clear and vast in while in my presence, but now it was slipping away. No matter. I looked around a little, looking at the light stream through the blinds creating stripes on the wall. Closing my eyes. I take a deep breath filling my lungs. Slowly I let the air out, imagining how my body turns the oxygen into carbon dioxide. Next to me, he slept soundly, not realizing that the world continued with out him.