DEEP BREATH

In and out, in and out. The rise and fall of the chest and the trembling in the hand tried to calm one another.

Deep breath. The hushed conversations all around and the sloshing and splashing of the liquid below.

In and out , in and out. The ropes wrapped my wrists, and pain wrapped my heart at the sneers from the crowd at my capture.

Deep breath. The unnecessary giggles from the stands made the hair on my neck stay erect.

In and out, in and out. The love making of the night before teased on the back of my mind. His fingers found mine and locked in a warm embrace as if to reassure his existence or to tether himself to the earth as the pleasure consumed us.

Deep breath. his lips sought mine, and they danced for they knew the time was limited.

In and out , in and out. I could hear the waves of the sea within the voices of the onlookers. The gentle caress as the ocean blue found the line of the shore.

Deep breath. They crashed into the rocks that blocked their entry into society.

In and out, in and out. I could hear him scream my name, but my blindfolds stopped my eyes, for which I was grateful. His piercing screams found one ear and out the other.

Deep breath. I knew the punishment for loving him

WITCH!! WHORE !!DEMON!! KILL HER!! DROP HER ALREADY!! BURN HER.

My love had killed me, but then again, I would die a thousand deaths for it. The rope I hang from swung, in and out ,in and out. The steam from the pot below greeted me with every ‘in’.

Deep breath. this is it. I drop. I feel nothing. My mind is blank, and my soul is black. I look as my body shrivels in the heat of my punishment. My lover crippled in the corner with grief, such is life.

Deep breath