are you all right?
sleeping till the alarm doesn't happen often. waking like someone attacking from behind. a backstab jolt into a too bright morning. cutting pink lips on my reckless teeth. hearing the blood plummet into my coffee before i feel it rolling off my chin. crunch, linger, splat. leaving behind creamy caramel crimson swirl to battle the day.
"are you all right?"
my eyes darting into theirs like snipers.
"yes."
"but...you have blood dripping all down your face."
looking in more closely, curiously.
"yes. yes, i know."
smile, turn curtly, walk away.
"are you all right?"
my eyes darting into theirs like snipers.
"yes."
"but...you have blood dripping all down your face."
looking in more closely, curiously.
"yes. yes, i know."
smile, turn curtly, walk away.