I’m afraid the test was positive, says the doctor sombrely

Oh, I respond, emotionless

Feeling will come later, it’s always my way

Delayed reactions to bad news

What now?

We discuss treatment

Things to do, people to see

all very civilized

And that is all

I go home

And wonder when the dam will burst

And what would come out

Because I’m not feeling a thing

So how do I know

What the flood waters will bring