Darkness
Lying still, in a dark room.
It’s easy to sink into it.
Let myself deflate.
The room gets darker endlessly.
If I step off this bed,
The sounds will turn back on.
So my eyes stay closed.
As my toes move slightly.
Don’t lie in a contorted way.
Or the sounds will figure it out.
Come back for you.
To take you to the hospital.
Lying still, in a dark room.
And the room settles with me.
I can’t lie in this contorted way.
So I lie in a different contorted way.
Dark room.
Deflate.
Endless.
Step.
Slightly.
Sink into it.
Into the ambulance stretcher.
Again.
Copyright © Angelica Tao | Year Posted 2025
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