Odilon Redon Closed Eyes Blue
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can you tell me?
do eyelids rest when closed -
or does effort increase?
it all feels spring loaded to me
as I sit here, I don't want the answer to that
no - let us set that aside
where do we look with closed eyes?
or in sleep?
for sight has not been explained to me
or else I didn't listen...
so here in semi conscious wonder
I lay
with closed eyes, casting my gaze
casting my thoughts
willing for something to catch hold
out of sight, but tugging just enough
that I sense it
like the flicker of an eyelid
I've not mentioned ears
but they just fell silent
I hadn't registered the noise before the contrast
if we oscillate it's hard to get a bearing
we let everything rest
we don't question it
just expect the cycle
of wakefulness and sleep
not knowing which feeds the other
maybe don't answer my questions
not right now
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