(boom)

there is a thrumming tension in you

sitting stiff in your joints

making them snap not swing

from one motion to another

it's drawn a tight line across your lips

with just a peek of purple showing

where they begin to bruise

and the thing is, i don't think you know

i don't think you've noticed

the way you clear a space around you

how you chew your words first

and then spit them out

to bounce metallic against the floor

there is a ticking tension in you

it is monday

and he is late.