WHEN THE TEMPLATE IS FINISHED.

Went swimming

Being in the moment of the laps

With chess moves playing in my head

Cohorts blankly staring out a window

Cant or won’t relax.

Going to a hotel

Having fun

Hearing sirens—

No ones around

Red light gotta stop

Red light gotta go through

Moving on through as the sirens scream GO GO GO.

Sitting at the hotel playing chess for real

My mental moves staying one step ahead.

Not hearing the wind as it lays hiding

Waiting.

Pressure building, not learning anything new

To tense, got to go, get out of here, swim again.

Neighboring town getting hit

Tornado wiping it out.

Staring at the TV News

Same News

No News.

Wind is still

Trees hold breath

Branches hesitate to move.

All surreal

Water splashing from laps repeating on loop

My mental chess moves inching back and forth

Cohorts stiff

Minds blank

Will not recognize real situation

Ignoring Facts

They will not calculate which town is next.

Repeating little sets of moments

All surreal.

Trees Breathe.

We Walk Away Moving On.

Original idea(TEMPLATE) By Sam written between 9 and 11:39pm no time stamp and rough draft started for WHEN THE TEMPLATE IS FINISHED on April 16, 2016.

By Sam other drafts and final version written between 5 and 5:30pm on April 17, 2016 and posted April 17, 2016 at 5:35pm.