Reactions

The shocked
look
they replay my words
eyes narrow
brows clinch
forehead wrinkles
no frame of reference
exists
those words don't belong
here
now
with you
with me

responsibility
creeps across
dawning realizations
shaken away
synapses darts through
grey matter
frantically searching
for the what
to the why
lightening flashes
snapping
a live wire
suddenly disconnected

you have
cancer?