on take thirteen breaths.

"because you've taken a position of repose. repose, i will remain composed. (it's a mantra.) take thirteen breaths then pause and freeze your chest. (can't be too obvious.) count them." an excerpt from an email that my girlfriend sent me with the subject "take thirteen breaths." the email was mainly describing nervous energy. the subject was the inspiration for the title, without the nervous energy. just the words. copy and paste. a new meaning emerges. apply to picture. and now it's screaming.

why?

i once knew a man who never sent flowers in dozens. only in elevens. in sevens. even thirteens. particularly thirteens. one step up. one step ahead. his one deviation.

count them. receive them and take thirteen breaths. (don't be too obvious.)