I Can Breathe

I can breathe again.
I can breathe, because your eyes are kind rather than fierce and angry.
I can breathe, because your touch is reassuring rather than refluxed madness.
I can breathe, because you speak out of love and truth rather than lies and hatred.
I can breathe, because you are not like the others who suffocated me.
Who suffocated my mind from expression.
Who suffocated my lungs from speaking and singing.
I can breathe, because you are not like those who stopped me.
Who bound my arms from attaching to them.
Who kept the spare key to my heart, rather than trading me theirs in return.
I can breathe, because you give me motivation to do so.
I can breathe again, because you set my soul free.