late
pee in bottle
shake
and wait
cross fingers for blue
clock hands s n a i l
five minutes a desert
a continent
ears conch shells to baited breath
heart knells in tight chest
waiting for blue
in no man’s land
in limbo
mutter litany of amulets
please be blue don’t be red please be blue
last minute
sixty seconds sprint to zero
twist lid
splash wrist
drips
spill
on pale carpet
red
