Footsteps are coming
It’s them!
Stay away!
Door closes
Footsteps get closer
Oh God!

He puts his fingers through my hair
“It’s going to be okay,” he says
Then he leaves me
He flips the switch
Ah!
The light is blinding!

“Tell me what you see,” he says
It all seems so faint
I can barely see
I’m struggling
But I must speak
I don’t know.” I said

“Come on,” says he
“You can do better.”
*Nai, I can’t
Can’t he see that?!?
Is he blind?
Or does he care?

“A white screen.” I say at last
“Very good.” he says
“You’re doing fine,”
Then he shuts off the light
Grabs me by the arm
And takes me away

*Nai means “No” in Japanese