They arrive in their dark blue uniforms
and they all seem tall
though I suspect they are actually of average height
but I need heroes
at this moment
this thick floating moment
so I decide these are the smartest
paramedics
in town
and I say over and over
he’s going to be ok
and it is not a question
I am saying what I know to be true
there is no room between my bones and my blood
for any other outcome
but what I am really saying is
this is not how our story ends
don’t you see
little goose
stop that shaking
there is an afternoon
many years from now
and I am telling you the story
of that time you went pale
and we lay you down on the floor
and begged.