malaysia

We had to line up
To get to the theater
We were rushing
And crammed
Into an elevator

A spigot came down and
Spewed us with a cleaning solution
That made us both laugh with indignation
But now we were disinfected

Ready to watch the movie
Spaced out in darkness
Because we’d get sick
If we were too close

I looked around in the theater
To see the sweeping shadows
Dance over a room of zombies

I wasn’t sure what we were
Watching
Or how it would
End

But it would end

This isn’t what I thought
Malaysia would look like
The books said it would be different