um

i don't know why i feel so unsettled every time you leave
so unsteady, rattled as if i were on a high cliff peering
over the perilous edge, my balance precarious
my stomach upsets from the vague but urgent panic
of a traveler stranded on an arid plain
having drunk their last drop of water by accident
thinking there was more water in the bottle than there really is

will you please let me know when the bottle empties?