Friday, December 26, 2008

fragment (2)

you
know
i can't sleep
can't even begin

to relax
i've taken pills
and wine
and herbal teas
to ease me into dreams

wakefulness is etched in me
every breath winds the cord
tighter still
i hear the shrill
taunts and barbs
the cars
the night itself
loud around me
deafening
the weight
the wait
for you

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