Are you unsure?
It’s like you left the heat on, and there are times
when you think you are too much of an elitist because
you have a very convincing, “How are you?”
Have you ever felt homesick? Like your orange flower comforter
had taken the time to learn how to sing. And anywhere but
your pillow made you feel the same uneasiness
you get when standing on the moon.
Yesterday, you did something that made you want to erase
the thought completely and never think it again, it was the kind
of moment you will think of right after you lose the ability
to hold up your eyelids, but right before they pull the plug.
Most nights you have trouble dreaming,
and you really wish your mind had a switch.
Because no matter how hard you close your eyes
your head is still writing in cursive with yellow chalk,
over dust and mistakes, “Make this count.”
But just before you punctuate your chalk snaps.
-c.hodson
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