When the surgeon closes the blinds When the plane shakes When your kid is late When another voice answers your lover’s phone When you wake up and can’t move When your team is losing When you can’t reach their hand When the baby has a fever When the train rattles When the doctor talks to your family When entering a dark room When your lover forgets When class won’t end When someone falls When you can’t afford milk When class won’t end When the car slides When breath slides When When When.
Written 2011 during the MFA program at Columbia College Chicago