Sleeping Downstairs
I should be upstairs.
Where the bed is.
I’m up late.
Thinking about how far I’ve gone.
Up and down the stairs all day.
I shouldn’t be sleeping downstairs.
It’s dangerous, it’s a secret.
My parents are asleep and I am alone.
Downstairs, I am the only one.
Copyright © Angelica Tao | Year Posted 2024
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