A Brief Sigh

I could barely remember that moment when I let out my first breath in the delivery room. It felt like I was choking, but from the inside out. My lungs were too weak to yammer. My eyes were shut and puffy. I could only stop and listen to the vague murmurs that have been mixed with my shrill cries. Everybody seemed busy. Everything was a bustle. I wondered why I had to be summoned to this new experience, why I had to be taken away from my safe haven. I was curious. And a bit a afraid. But curious.