Tagged: asleep

trying not to fall

maybe symmetry

maybe symmetry
is overrated, we lie
awake at night,
counting the minutes
up and down the
hours, dreaming
of a balanced diet
.
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the first watch – when a

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
.
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waiting for you to

waiting for you to
arrive with the coffee is a
memory within

a memory, an aroma
between infinite dreaming
.
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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
.
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between asleep and

between asleep and
awake is a marshmallowy
millisecond – what

sticks to it is less of a
choosing, more of an adjustment
.
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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
.
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outside of dreaming,

between comforter

between comforter
and fitted sheets, you sneaky
bloodsucker – taking

latitude with the ripest,
juiciest parts of my sleep
.
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