kids run and play so do I because I am one Recess in a parking lot Lots of skinned knees On that hot cement slab Twirling round and round At first I don’t see the children flee Dizzy vision shows everyone run Through doors that lock I’m alone The cicadas swell from the trees The noise draws me to turn Behind me, beyond the parking lot Coming through the trees Sprinting across the tan grass It’s large yellow eyes are on me It runs with all its body With speed I’ll never reach With focus I’ve never had It hunts I run The doors are far away Getting farther The beast gains I run faster Almost to a door It’s within my reach Claws sink into my back Weight crashes upon me Life fades to black Next thing I know I’m lying Lying down in the back seat My parents are driving They wonder where I am My scream makes no sound My hands and head won’t move Fully out of control My parents don’t care that I’m not there I’m not there