I Am Always Breathing Jonathan Reyes

I am always breathing The respiratory system is like a concert and a person releasing music The nasal cavity helping you breathe in the oxygen Like producers helping musicians make the composition The oxygen finally reaches the throat Like the musician releasing their song notes The pharynx carrying the air Like the people listening to the music The pharynx finally let’s go of the air and gives it to the lungs Like the venue people willing to let a musician have a concert at their venue When the oxygen finally reaches the lungs The lungs get bigger Like the musician finally entering the big stage at a concert Starting to wave at the crowd of people The people starting to CHEER CHEER CHEER WOOHOO Which makes the lungs squish the diaphragm Like the gates being opened by the people that are desperate to be close by the musician But the rib cage will always protect Like the security making sure people don’t get through I am always breathing

Jonathan Reyes, Grade 7 Sanford Middle School, Minneapolis Teaching Artist, Frank Sentwali