seven

7 hours

curling into cotton

drawing swirls into fabric

6 clock ticks

swan lake hues

run to storm cloud blues

5 am tamping down screams

a tear trail carves a glistening creek

from naked eye lines to half moon dimples

4 seconds

take a beat

hold a breath

3 bright messages

neon on greyscale

empty fingers tap tap tapping

2 thumbs on a pocket size screen

frantic horrid manic

almost borderline panic

1 plane takes off from an airfield

1 plane lands safely half a continent away