A Physics Prodigy From Ukraine
8.
Don’t worry.
He’s never even heard of it before.
It wasn’t common, was Trazodone.
It was old.
But I could see him.
Committing the word to memory.
To google it, perhaps.
And then he would start what had been delayed.
He’d start to tiptoe around me.
Then he’d start to leave me alone.
And then we’d both forget about each other.
Fine.
I could take it.
I had forgotten everyone in my class now.
Thank god for that.
He’s never even heard of it before.
It wasn’t common, was Trazodone.
It was old.
But I could see him.
Committing the word to memory.
To google it, perhaps.
And then he would start what had been delayed.
He’d start to tiptoe around me.
Then he’d start to leave me alone.
And then we’d both forget about each other.
Fine.
I could take it.
I had forgotten everyone in my class now.
Thank god for that.