Five: 5-Minute Freewrite

one
two
three
four
five
she was practiced
in the art
of counting to calm herself

no need to rail
the raging gets you nowhere
but disconnected in the end
and there are problems to solve
that cannot be solved
without connection

so she took a deep breath
and put it behind her

or so she thought
until one thoughtless action
sent the rest of their lurch-leaving
their ineptitude
their disrespect
flooding back

she wasn't sure what would solve it
the usual soothing things
weren't soothing at all

so she had no choice
but to count
in the other direction

five
four
three
two
one
blast-off