The Sound of Your
Breathing
In 1975, I think, I was in St. Louis on a business trip.
One night, my boss and I went to the bar in the hotel where we were staying
(well okay, it wasn't just one night). We were sitting at the bar, listening to
the band and talking to the bartender, Michelle. Towards the end of the
evening, she mentioned how when she got home from work late at night, she liked
to go into her daughter's bedroom and just listen: "Sometimes, the sound of her
breathing is all that I need". Wow, is that a song title or what? Although it
was meant to be about a child, I left it a little vague, as it could apply to
anyone whose presence is comforting.