Two Swallows

2.20.22 (Reference: Two Swallows by Wu Guanzhong)

Breathe at the top, young child
breathe at the top
when your cup is freshly emptied
but before you have moved it from
your nose
and before you have swallowed
while you still stare up at the sky
looking for two swallows
and as you dwell on the walls that
secure you