i was just awoken

by a hand on my hip.

my right hip.

i had only just been waiting

to have my case heard.

they were trying others first

and i was waiting,

thinking,,

this,

this is really nuts.

i had been in an elevator

with his sister

and she was instructed to fix

his father’s ways.

and i,

i was going to plead the case

somehow..

and as i waited

in the crowded basement,

with low ceilings

and fanatic crowd

dedicated to the man,

praising the messiah,

i was woken up suddenly.

by a hand

on my hip.

was my right hip.

i feel it still.