Monday, March 17, 2014

Looking at You


 
How her face changes when she is sleeping. I have not seen that face before, where is she?
Where do the zillions go in the sleeping hours?
And when she comes back, her mask reset; will this face be taut beneath,  waiting for the next night's darkness?
 
Looking At You.  
 

Now asleep:
Are you young again?  

When your body loosens out
And your eyes needn't see me
And your face unravels from its cares;  

Is it me you'll want to escape from?  

To run back, hurdling over the years,
To seek out your first lover, and to nestle
In that small space of time before doubts began.
 
 

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