There was enough time
to rush out and rush in
or rush in and rush out.
There was time
just about
to know it didn’t matter
which way the rush ended.
Only that you fended -
stayed in to listen to the choir
and stayed the hell out
when the house was on fire.
to rush out and rush in
or rush in and rush out.
to know it didn’t matter
which way the rush ended.
Only that you fended -
stayed in to listen to the choir
and stayed the hell out
when the house was on fire.
(For April 5th)
Brilliantly done, Anannya.
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ReplyDeleteThis feels so powerful though I think it'll take a few more reads for me to figure out why. Just a very raw sense of survival in the face of a traumatic experience. Thank you for this, Anannya.
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