EMDR

My eyes follow the motion of two fingers all the way to the end
then back again like a typewriter’s carriage return
to and fro a v-shaped pointer and middle finger

Focus on an image
Focus
Focus

lurid
still photography

out of sequence
variations on a theme

follow follow follow
hold the image

holding

the next click
of the viewfinder
the next frame

what do you see what do you see

the insertion of
a finger

don’t make me say
what it is don’t make me

take a deep breath take a deep breath

click

where am I where is this
what is this

pulling out
leaving behind

click

what do you feel what do you feel
where do you feel it

pain in the bowels
lower stomach

enough for today enough

time for leaving time to go goodbye

tightness in the chest
pulse racing

doctor’s office
just a moment

are you okay
are you okay

downstairs
into the rain

calm
calm
calm