Zaimat Bayero - Breathe

Sometimes, I forget to breathe

 I get so caught up in the moment 

My eyes set on one thing, and one thing only,

 The scenery turns into a blur 

And you turn into the main focus 

 I forget to breathe.

 

With my eyes intertwined with yours 

 My mouth starts to drool 

My mouth forgets how to swallow 

 The little things that I do every day 

The things that I didn’t need to be taught 

 But with you in front of me, 

I don’t remember how I’m supposed to do anything,

 Just like breathing.

The elegance in your walk,

 The peacefulness in your smile 

The heavenly feeling that comes with your existence,

 All these things about you, 

That you don’t even appreciate, 

 These are the basic things you do,

That keeps making me struggle to breathe.

I open my mouth to talk, 

 But I have forgotten all the words I’ve learned 

Staring at your luscious lips 

  I can’t imagine making a sound 

With my whole body calling you, 

 Except my mouth,

My mouth just won’t call your name. 

 Just like my lungs just won’t breathe. 

With every step you take,

 A piece of my heart is following you, 

But my legs won’t move,

 I don’t want you to leave,

But my feet refuse to walk,

It’s now difficult to move 

 My legs have forgotten how to walk 

And my lungs just won’t breathe.

My mind forgotten how to think 

 My mouth forgotten how to talk 

My legs forget how to walk 

I have just forgotten how to live, 

 Just like my eyes forgot how to blink 

When I see you going with somebody else,

 My emotions loses control of itself 

And my eyes start to water.

 I have forgotten how to stop.

When I want you, but you don’t want me back. 

I have forgotten not to love,

 Like I didn’t tell myself a million times already 

love only brings you pain. 

 I have forgotten not to cry. 

Because tears only show weakness.

 I could not remember how to be strong.

Until you walked away, 

 I could not remember how to breathe.

Just breathe.