Sunday, August 7, 2022

not wanting sleep

not wanting
sleep
sleep finds me, takes
me by my
hand
and lays me down,
down.
the lights off.
the din
of the world
slowed
to a gentle spin.
nothing moves
out the window,
but flickering
pricks
of white stars
through a black cloth.
a half moon, but
not a sound.

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