sing me to sleep.
i fail at this when you
are not near to remind me
to succeed. easily distracted,
i am
always counting on
someone else to quiet my erratic
mind. to whisper the shadows away.
but you never stay
long enough
and i
am unable to sleep without you
so i dedicate to you,
these dark circles beneath my eyes.
the gravel in my voice, the
tremble of my thighs.
and also the monsters
those playful monsters who just won't
let it die that i'm no good at keeping
anything and you're only good at
goodbye.

04/14/2003

Author's Note: ughh.

Posted on 04/15/2003
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