Mama is waiting for me. 

Hurry up!

She’ll be worried soon enough. 

I run home from the hospital. The weight of an old hags body has suddenly felt much lighter as I sprint through the parking lot . 

My slim legs cease to a light jog as I try to catch my breath underneath the glance of an old Eucalypt tree. The legs that I had learned to hate in my old age take me to my hiding place.

Here...

Mama is waiting for me. 

Hurry up!

She’ll be worried soon enough. 

I run home from the hospital. The weight of an old hags body has suddenly felt much lighter as I sprint through the parking lot . 

My slim legs cease to a light jog as I try to catch my breath underneath the glance of an old Eucalypt tree. The legs that I had learned to hate in my old age take me to my hiding place.

Here...