a bathroom does not count as a room of your own

sitting on the toilet
hands over my ears
I can still
always hear
the pounding
of keys
and the mouse
tip a tip tipatip   tip a tip tip
a tip, tipitiptipitiptipitip
clicking page
after page
page
page
page
page
page
page
page
page
in a place
with no corner no room
no space

did you turn the light out did you turn the light out did you turn the light out did you turn the light out didyouturnthelightoutdidyouturnthelightoutdidyouturnthelightoutdidyouturnthelightoutdidyouturnthelightout
did
you

TURN

THE                 LIGHT                 OUT?

try to run
from your
mind with a hand
on your eyes
brittle
brain
brittle
brain
brittle
brain