Piano

Open eyes
A room on its side
The figure standing on the wall
Then the brain’s correction
The body on its side
The figure standing on the floor
Eyes wide
Approaches
Blink
Hand from beneath fabric
Reach to the head and draw back
The figure lowers itself
Lies down
Slowly close the fingers in the fabric
Draw towards the head
The figure moves
Contact is made
Skin cold at the touch
Shrinking away from the pillow in semi-embrace
The sound of the figure breathing
Tiny sporadic shivering
Embrasure
Cold wrapped in warmth
Breathing that slows
In uncounted breaths the figure fades
And is gone
Lying
A room on its side
Blink
Stillness
Emptiness
The door slowly moves
Fingers touching the surface
Moving with the door
Slowly swinging
Cease
The door continues and then stills
The figure enters the room
Hand to the head beneath fabric
Draw it back
Tensing of the muscles in the back
The legs
Lift the upper-torso
Apply force through the thighs
Legs out from beneath the fabric
Feet on the floor
Force through the body
Stand
Step
Step
Stand
The figure slowly moves
Walks through the body
Dry and quiet sounds from behind
Turn
The figure lowering to lie down
Fingers closing over fabric
Drawn to the head
Eyes close
Stare
Stare at the figure lying down
Turn
Approach the door
Exit