Is it just me

or do people really bite their nails

more than ever these days.

Is it possible

there's no salvation left

but gnawing on bits of body

we don't really need.

In a schoolroom,

a teacher's writing numbers

on a blackboard.

In an office building,

a telephone rings.

In bed, just before sleep,

a man is about to say

something important.

Is it just me

or do nails grow back

for such occasions.