"and i stay"

The world turns

and I stay

in this bedroom

with its darkness

and dim lighting

with the curtains drawn

and the windows lit

with the candles flickering

and the teacup empty-

the world turns

and I stay

in this body

covered by its flesh

and filled with organs

composed of blood

and changed by chemicals-

the world turns

and I stay

for one more moment

and one more day.