Long Way Down — Two Large Hands

09:08:22 a.m.

TWO LARGE HANDS,

the largest I’d ever seen, rushed through the cloud

hard and fast,

snatched fistfuls of my shirt,

yoking me by the neck,

holding me there until the elevator door closed.

Could barely breathe

already and could breathe

less and could see nothing behind this blanket

of gray.