Climb into novels
From the nook you’ve built.
Forget glasses on your head
And tickets in your pocket.

Make getting up
A game of Russian roulette,
Beat the clock back by hoping,
And stare down your own reflection.

Diagnose yourself with madness,
With sadness or fear,
And find the medication
That soothes you.

Break the silence
That encases emergency
With the syllables that
Comprise your name.

Be a mantra
If you dare.
Create an OM
Out of static.

Listen intently to radio silence
For a message that hasn’t come.
Chinese finger trap yourself today.
It’s okay to be alone.