Saturday, August 16, 2025

go back to sleep

the loud
bang
in the middle of the night,
just one,
and a flash of light,
makes
me adjust my pillow and pull
the blanket
up tighter
around my
neck.
i don't get up to look
out the window.
there is so much in this world
that i have little power
to do anything
about.

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