an ask
dying for the day sleep comes easy
with no phantom in my sheets
God hear me I just want
to be content in a room with only me
don’t get me scared being the only
one awake in the house
put me back in myself
turn my eyes back on high beams
I need to see this place before
it grows up without me and
give me the fullness
even if sacrificing mature in-looking
to walk this world by myself
if only this one summer
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If only this one summer… that’s the stuff, right there, River.
I really like “turn my eyes back on high beams.” Nice poem.
God hear me I just want/to be content in a room with only me – yep. Love this raw, open speaker, the plaintive, the petitionary
miss you!
Wow. I especially like “put me back in myself” and “I need to see this place before / it grows up without me.” Looking forward to reading more of your poems.
Beautifully captures the feeling of right before a big change
I’ve been (impatiently) waiting to read your June words!!
currently a deer in headlights at this