One to Three

We waded along Time itself, waiting a long time to make decisions already made, for hours pass circularly on this land. The breaks are quite strange, too. I count seconds⁠—one to three for five seconds⁠—then again and then? I open my eyes: burning! She’s still here, watching! me scream into the abyss

Emir Brown-Murillo is a poet from Harlem. They are a Frost Place 2020 Latinx Scholar and the winner of the 2017 Artistine Mann Award.