Drop

by

drop

you’ll see

You taught me how to be

Cushions soft and the imprint mine

munching on the double-chocolate cookie

and you recite

the news

by heart

The man died

you say

He burnt himself alive

you say

A true sacrifice

My stomach drops

through

my body’s center

a stain on the antique couch

another squeaky floorboard

back to new year 2019

when I dropped the first time

and no one knows

not even you

only the ones who chose me to

to drop

that’s when everything went down I guess

but I don’t know

because I don’t remember dropping

And now I’m here with you

you chose me to too

not to drop, that is

to Act and React and Rereact

I don’t know

Since I dropped

the first time

I don’t like to be external

find me between words

and

hear me flee

Key by key

You taught me how to fear

A drop of blood drawn

from skin

Paperthin

Drop

by

drop

You’ll see

Soon there’s nothing left of me