peaceful creature
my eyelids droop
concrete blocks on my eyelashes
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my legs thump
thump
thump
to no specific rhythm
nor the sound of my heart
just restless, so restless
yet tired, so tired
i exaggerate the way the sleepiness
falls on top of my body
like a weighted blanket,
with no escape like
sleeping with cats
on your feet
too kind to get
up
to disturb
the peaceful
creature
i wish i were a peaceful creature
with big green eyes
to observe with
knowing every movement around
me
i am too traumatized
to be so oblivious
maybe it’s my optimism shining ,or dimming
depending on how you want to look at it
i wish someone was
too kind & let me rest at their feet unmoving
4 thoughts on "peaceful creature"
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The descending ‘pulling’ is such a nice visual touch. A beautiful, vulnerable piece. Thanks for sharing.
“I wish I were a peaceful creature” is a great line! Love the poem.
I love the shape of the poem and how it grounds in peace.
And yes, to ‘with no escape like
sleeping with cats”
Sylvia, (I love saying your name for some odd reason) I really enjoyed the form and white space as well as the content. Ah, if we all could just be in peace with the world! Beautiful ending!