Singing is What Helps Me Breathe
Singing Is What Helps Me Breathe ©
Gary Shulman, MS. Ed.
Dec. 4, 2021
Singing is what helps me breathe
My life saving Albuterol
Not saying it’s good, mediocre or bad
Just saying it feeds my soul
It may drive others up a wall
Drive the steadfast sober to drink
Some critics might melt at my dulcet tones
And others might say it sure does stink
But I never sing to pleasure the throngs
Nor quell the angry mob
I sing to breathe and soothe my soul
Each note completes its job
So when holiday carols serenade with glee
From out my mouth so wide
Please try to understand my need
And take it all in stride
For singing is what helps me breathe
Keeps cardiologists at bay
It feeds my very heart and soul
To see a brand new day
About this poem
We all find our therapy from different sources-such as singing.
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Written on December 14, 2021
Submitted by shulman.gary on December 05, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | Axx Abxcbdxdxecexfxfagcg |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 723 |
Words | 143 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 20 |
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