When you get news that Something Has Happened,
There may be a rush of adrenaline.
But, as one minute blends into the next, you fragment.
You may stand in your kitchen for an hour before you realize it
or answer the phone and sound cheerful
or make lunch like it's a normal day.
Or you fall apart.
I don't.
I become overly practical.
I'm the one who makes lunch.
