Eight Minutes

I hope you have eight minutes for me.

I typed the message,

but never pressed send.


Scrolling through my phone,

reading thoughts that shook me

faster than I expected.


Yesterday, things were okay.

I was a free bird.

Today I sit at home in a wheelchair,

feeling like everything is done.


It feels heavy to wake up.

Hard to speak,

so I choose silence instead.


Breathing feels difficult.

Walking feels like I may fall.


Slowly, quietly,

I realized I wasn’t well

and I needed help.


Time kept running.

I got stuck somewhere

and ended up hurt.


So I typed again,

asking for help,

asking for eight minutes.


No one responded.

Finally I wrote:


“I need blood.

I’m diagnosed with worries

and too many thoughts.”


I hope you will respond.

I hope you will reach out.

I hope you will rescue me.


I hope you are there

for my last eight minutes.


- Vishwanath



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