When I moved your body into
recovery position
there was no response.
I shifted your head,
aligned your throat with the ground
so you could breathe again.
Knees staggered over each other,
you cradled yourself to sleep
and I checked if you were alive.
I called the ambulance,
just in case your heart beat out of your chest
and you died.
I said, “I don’t know if she’s dead”
and they told me they would come
before telling me to hold on.
While I waited
I kept my fingers to your throat
just like they told me to.
I could get into trouble
if they came and saw you on the ground
alive but breathing
for someone else.
