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The radio, slightly off station,
had been on, for who knows how long
I had not noticed

A low roar, louder than a hiss
filled the bedroom
the way untended faucets spill water

The alarm had gone off a few days ago
I told my neighbor, who had knocked on my door,
I was not sure what day it was, but guessed Tuesday

The grimace on his face told me
I had guessed wrong and had lost track of time
lost track of mornings and nights

Oblivious to the movement of the sun
deaf to the stale static