Six Hundred Seconds

"I find my breath,"
she says.
"And focus on it
to combat the existential dread
I feel upon opening my eyes."

there is a pause.

"Every morning."

another pause.

"Then I check the socials."

cough and stretch.

"Then I go pee
and read your poetry
through broken glass."

a pensive pause.

"Then I brush my teeth."