Knock, Knock
Knock, Knock
Mom.
I missed my bus.
I am going to be late.
Class will start without me.
They will be mad..
at me.
Mom.
Are you up yet?
It is only a few minutes passed...
Yet my world is crumbling
as if it were high noon---
and the crowd is gathering,
to watch.
Mom.
I did everything you said.
I set the alarm.
I went to bed.
Really.
I know I was up...
in the middle of the night,
but it could not be helped.
I am young,
and have so much...
too much,
on my mind.
Mom.
Can you hear me?
I am calling your name.
Not for the first time,
never for the last...
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