Old Man Falling Asleep Reading
OLD MAN FALLING ASLEEP READING
Soundless words and mute silence,
Slowly losing my place, no rush,
Where time stops and speech ends -
Quiet noiseless hush.
Long pale sunbeam has crept
Into roomy gloom, edging sideways -
A yellow cat on stealthy steps,
Dust motes held in its gaze.
Anaesthetic of table-polish and paper gloss,
Buzz, flicker, and plink-plonk from faulty tube light,
Books by the dusty dozen, measure the loss -
Loosen my grip, once tight.
Doze, lose consciousness,
And so to sleep, perchance to wake
In a place where speech ends: time stops.
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