Peeing in the dark
I stared at
A stack of toilet paper

The dark, inner circle
Around which
The white paper was rolled

Expanded
And shrunk
Expanded
And shrunk

Like it had a slow
And epic
Heartbeat

I finished peeing
And went to look
At the plants

To see
If their hearts
Were also beating

July 02, 2021 at 12:58PM