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Stolen Breath

The stolen breath leaves empty houses,
through broken windows and dust that breathes softly;
it clings to thresholds like light smoke
and brushes corridors searching for wind.
It becomes a map of stars, drawn on silent walls
constellations of brick and doors in orbit;
every room illuminates a small comet
and silence vibrates with held light.
Following this map, the night rebuilds its home
we walk among ruins and new lights.
The breath returns to inhabit the world,
and the abandoned city finds the color of the stars.

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