Late at night my eyes fly open
a sound
catches my breath
He calls out
I am out of my bed
before the thought
is complete
He calls out
I am running
Heart in my throat
She lies on the floor
cold
tile
floor
Call he shouts
and I do
As foam forms
it rings too slowly
He call out
stay
stay
stay with me
don't
leave
me
They answer
I ramble, I rush, I beg
I wait
He still calls out
as she thrashes
As I wait
pacing
It feels like years
I wait, he cries
I am numb, angry
that they take
so
long
Lights finally
emerge in the darkness
Now
I am in the way
As they rush
I wait
Suddenly
I am
alone
The dark room
with the T.V. off
and the fridge
humming
and the couch
so much
less comfortable
than just yesterday
My brother still
asleep upstairs
In three hours
I will go
to school
as if the sound
never woke me up
As if the sound
didn't even happen
Though I will wake
at every small
sound
for the rest
of my
life
