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Tangled

Cara Losier Chanoine

Some mornings,
a bomb ticks down in my head
and blows chaos that spreads
like radiation sickness.
Unexpected sounds
make me duck and cover
like a battered child.
The shackles of the sheets
prevent me from getting out of bed,
or remembering how to turn on the shower faucet.

There is nuclear winter behind my eyelids.
I lie still and wait.
Then, the surviving thoughts emerge:
Sit up
Comb your hair
Open your window
and remember
that the sun is still where you left it.

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