that loud        that terrifying          that held on to hustled

that deep bell peeping and sounding your earth's shake

a magnet four times stronger than the earth's core

that's me sitting in a straight-backed chair in business casual

saying yes, I'm his sister             yes, I'll stay in the room during the procedure

yelling at the tube they've stuck you in

I know you can't hear me but I love you

and I'm yelling it whether or not you can hear me