Suddenly the Lights
Sleeping
2:00 a.m.
thereabout
eyes tightly closed
like fists
gripping air
seeing
photos on the lids
a girl
mine
after a long night
so many nights
like these
alone
remembering her
imagining her
sleeping
somewhere
in someone
else’s bed
she still my own
and suddenly
the lights went on
and I was still
alone.
I like the breathlessness of this piece; the title caught my attention.
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