Dropped
Practiced words,
their sharp twitches of the tongue
etched on her eyelids.
At the moment
she dialed my number,
I was expelled into space.
Her hand clenched
in a fist around
the phone.
I swore I
heard something,
but I only saw
a flashing screen.
Her device was lifeless
in her lap.
Mine was floating away
from me.
