i like to take a bath every night. I make the water very hot so that it is like jacuzzi. Then after i clean my body with fabric softener i take a gulp of air into my chest-bags and descend deep beneath the hot waters. Underneath, I cannot breathe. My eyes are closed and my heart thumps wildly. At this point I exhale half of my breath. I listen to my heart for twenty beats. and then i exhale my breath fully. Beneath the aqueous blanket, life becomes very still. There is only darkness and the soft quilt of water + fabric softener. I count the beats of my heart for many cycles. In the dark heat I feel no need to breathe.
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