Someday I’d like to write

An epic story describing life

With intersecting storylines

Nonlinearly ordered then combined

But my life’s nothing new

I rarely leave my living room

And so I’ve got no point of view

Worth anything or anybody’s time

But that’s alright

It could be worse

All it takes is some research

After months of heavy work

I think my narrator’s a nurse

She’s strong but shy

And my sister who takes pictures well

Convinces me of a lie to tell

I sneak in to a hospital

With a fake badge she created

So I imitate and I observe

Pretending I’m a licensed nurse

I’ll leave no single stone unturned

As I research just exactly what it’s like

I will do the research

I will do my homework

A cat on the fence

Scratching its chin

On every bare winter limb in the yard

One day

A doctor spies

Me in the hall, we both lock eyes

I nervously apologize

Then he asks if we can go out on a date

I say I may as well

Research something I’ve never felt

He’s got a smile like a Roosevelt

Uncomfortable

And wide

And so I try for months to see

If this love is what I need

But it's not love and awkwardly

We now sit across from each

Other tonight

But mostly I'd just like to write

Someday