A quiet rush
Expectant hush
As the laptop flickered white
The mind perturbed
My world disturbed
To unleash the storm inside
A settled list
A trembling wrist
At the numbered goals ahead
One furious thrum
And frantic hum
Were the nerves that climbed my head
A hunter’s net-
The timer set
The numbers, cruel and wild
Their choking reel
A haunting feel
A monster to a child
The button ...