Sleep

So when the moon
            draws the tide,
            you crawl into yourself,

your eyes close like
            a wet umbrella;
            the tension in your face

slacks, the wind cools,
            your breath flows
            steady under the sea;

the stars slip into the dark, the waves
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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