starting to stumble i realize I am no longer able to control my limbs as i make my way toward the hostel past a water tank... something was wrong.... looking forward i see travelers lounging on wooden couches and a man sitting at a table to my left. as my body begins to crumble i can no longer stand and fall to the floor. my muscles began to seize violently and my body convulses against the floor, a thought tip toes across my mind,... "i may be dying". the man on my left quickly announces i'm having an allergic reaction to something and runs out of my sight... as i lay there, I see tamara to my right struggling to get a syringe and bag (clear) in place to administer a shot in my right arm.... i watch her.. the concentrated feelings of confusion and fear disappear from my thoughts as i realize i can no longer breath.... time passes slower, almost as if pausing.....the outside world begins to take on a divine glow followed by dancing light trails of rainbows and warmth... (i let go of everything and was embraced by something greater.. of happiness and peace perhaps)... as i watch tamara slam the needle into my arm with fluidity and great urgency, i hear the man say breath...i make an attempt, kissing the air, but to no avail... BREATH HARDER... my lungs fill with air and collapsed... i am alive.
-nicaragua summer 2011
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