Shower flows
Hair brushed
Make-up covers
Cats fed
Shoes, keys,
car
cigarette flares, mind blanks, car tailgates
and suddenly:
on the left hand turning lane,
alien writing scratched in asphalt
i�m going to pass it soon, soon enough
blood rushes to my brain, time slows,
it�s so brief, it�s so shocking, it can�t be�
i can�t make sense of it and then-
mind blanks, car tailgates, work arrives
coffee in my hand, absence of cocoa?
(cut backs=cocoa disappears=sweet and low)
three hours of clickety clack clack
then
utensils hitting teeth
chatter covering a deep growling
in the pit of 3rd world souls
then
four hours of eavesdropping
three bathroom breaks
more coffee
car
mind blanks, car tailgates, cigarette flares
rancid race, speeding up, faster and faster
need to pass the alien code in a blinding fury
need to not see
it�s -it wants me to know
it wants everyone to know
need to not see
foot slams on the gas
speeding up
its coming soon, I see it ahead
panicked lungs
struggling to breathe
fighting for air
and suddenly:
sitting in front of tv
watching IKEA fish swim in circles.