by Hanna Thomas Uose
Drop out of bed, roll
to the bathroom, wash
away regrets. Crawl
down the hallway on
your elbows (kneepads essential).
Reply to five emails:
pow pow
pow
pow pow
Now drop and give me twenty,
check your phone – he
has not replied – no matter.
Plunge your fingers into paint,
drag the tips across your cheeks.
You are ready. Pick up the pencil
or the notebook or the brush.