the woman never shuts up

with her black dress and yellow apron
the old woman
keeps working at the sink
exterminating the black ants with a fork
moving her arms rapidly
neurotically moving her arms
speaking nonsense
never turning her head
her body still
persistently
mechanically exterminating the ants
all of a sudden
she says:
remember the monster outside?

I have to return to the other room
knowing I'm missing something behind
suspecting that
from one moment to another
someone's going to push the button
and the game is over