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∴

it is a restless sleep
with elevated legs
and pills
that alter one’s dreaming.

 

i don’t like to sleep on my back.

i don’t like the closeness of ceilings.

 

so i went to a doctor in the night,
asked if she’d look at me –
told her my heart won’t keep from hurting
and my mind won’t keep from stirring.

 

she bandaged my bones
so they won’t move but straight
and said to keep everything
up.

point the pain to the heavens,
keep it higher than your heart,
and you’ll get better
again.

∴

 

 

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