There is a clog

    In my sink

And the water is holding its breath

    Clockwise.

My clock has stopped

    Ticking

    Chiming

    Moving forward--

Time stands still.

The cup of water I put on the windowsill

    Refuses to evaporate,

        Stagnates instead,

And the laundry still needs doing,

Mercury stands still in the heavens,

    And even the air

    Refuses to budge.

All is still,

And we are all waiting,

Waiting for you to leave

At last.

7/27/00