I asked her to give me a second

a second to breathe

a second to think

a second to catch the breath I took

a second to hunt my mind down

a second to wake up my strength

a second to conjure the courage I carefully packed for this trip

but before I could finish my sentence, she jumped

jumped head first into her dream

she was tired of waiting

tired of asking for permission

tired of waiting for that supposed moment

she decided this one was it

and just like that it was