Thursday, October 29, 2020

the unmade bed

i toss aside
the old sheets, the worn
sheets,
blue cotton
as soft as her inner thigh.
i take them
off
the bed, slipping the corners
off the edge.
the pillow cases
too
are pulled away,
and then i lie there,
on the unmade
mattress
my head on the striped
bare
pillow and i sigh.

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