It requires a certain sleepiness,
I think,
to get back in touch with the past.

Which tells us something,
I'd say,
about how long old feelings can last.

Right before the balance is lost,
it seems,
we catch a glimpse of our needs

But send them spinning,
most times,
before learning what bides beneath.

We go on with our waking lives,
I fear,
to avoid filling in the color

That separates truth
from lines
and makes one know the other.

01/16/2002

Author's Note: Do you ever feel like you reach some big cathartic Eureka! right before/as you're falling asleep?

Posted on 06/17/2005
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