any second now

My feet did not touch the floor 

 

My heart raced 

 

I counted my breath like small white sheep and pinned my eyes open and stared at the door 

 

Any second now 

Any second 

now. 

 

[Michael Dickman {1975- }, from 'Dead Brother Super Hero', in Guilty Knowledge, Guilty Pleasure: The Dirty Art of Poetry by William Logan]