Her eyes were lined in red,
she said
"the phones arent working."
Her voice is shaking.
"Come again?"
"The phones aren't working. Theres an emergency."
Her voice cracks on that word.
Emer
gen
cy?
Almost a question.
Though we know its not.
"What can I do for you?"
"Get the paramedics."
And her hands are shaking.
I grab the phone.
My hands start shaking.
"Theres an emergency."
Emer
gen
cy?
"She says he's not breathing."
And shes barely breathing.
With her eyes lined in red.
But she manages
answering
the four questions
they ask.
Only four.
Because its an Emergency.
Emer
gen
cy?
Sep 30, 2013
Sep 30, 2013 at 7:29 AM UTC
Her eyes were lined in red,
she said
"the phones arent working."
Her voice is shaking.
"Come again?"
"The phones aren't working. Theres an emergency."
Her voice cracks on that word.
Emer
gen
cy?
Almost a question.
Though we know its not.
"What can I do for you?"
"Get the paramedics."
And her hands are shaking.
I grab the phone.
My hands start shaking.
"Theres an emergency."
Emer
gen
cy?
"She says he's not breathing."
And shes barely breathing.
With her eyes lined in red.
But she manages
answering
the four questions
they ask.
Only four.
Because its an Emergency.
Emer
gen
cy?
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