we are giggling
pulling at your shoulder to roll your head
pinching your toes with a whispered wake up!
then the quick step down the hall
the nurses lowering their voices
shifting shadows on the tiles
then the eyelid unlatched
a magic eight ball already shaken
already swirling to black.
Sarah Corney is a third-year student at the University of Virginia majoring in French and in the Area Program in Poetry Writing. She has contributed to several university publications including editing for The Cavalier Daily and copy writing for Corks & Curls.
