When you Breathe through your nose, the saying goes, 

Everything’s better, from your head to your toes.

And air that’s warmed, and filtered and churned

Is better for tonsils, and lungs, we have learned.

But when you breathe through your mouth, things can quickly go south,

The throat gets inflamed, or infected, or both.

And you just want to curse, because everything’s worse,

And we do mean EVERYTHING, Chapter and Verse.

When you can’t breathe as well as you should

When air can’t get to your lungs

It affects virtually every part of your life

And your virtues are largely unsung.

Because without enough air, nothing works well

And life is a constant ordeal

You might try to downplay all of the effects, 

But I assure you, they’re all really real.