Tagged: asleep
trying not to fall
trying not to fall
asleep, the end of the week,
stuck behind the wheel
.
20230324:2050
y
maybe symmetry
maybe symmetry
is overrated, we lie
awake at night,
counting the minutes
up and down the
hours, dreaming
of a balanced diet
.
20230131:2021
y
the first watch – when a
the first watch – when a
deer falls asleep in our backyard –
is otherworldly
.
20220828:2021
y
this morning, the right
this morning, the right
elbow cancelled our date, asked
the fingers and arm
to pull the cover over its
skull, wished the rest of us well
.
20200201:0735
y
waiting for you to
waiting for you to
arrive with the coffee is a
memory within
a memory, an aroma
between infinite dreaming
.
20171202:2008
y
so much pain and love
so much pain and love
goes into a real shouting
match – a lifetime spent
fueling each other can wake
even the neighbors, naturally
.
20161118:0142
y
between asleep and
between asleep and
awake is a marshmallowy
millisecond – what
sticks to it is less of a
choosing, more of an adjustment
.
20161113:0706
y
when you are asleep,
when you are asleep,
the seconds rise and fall beneath
an arm around your
waist. you are the waves, pulling
me towards morning’s shores
.
20160117:0051
y
outside of dreaming,
between comforter
between comforter
and fitted sheets, you sneaky
bloodsucker – taking
latitude with the ripest,
juiciest parts of my sleep
.
20151015:0007
y
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