The 365 Project Pt. II

it’s all standing still
behind the house
trees silent and motionless
the white sky mirrors the
ground and recedes into
railway dreams of escape

underneath sleepers
sleep thirty-three
heartbeats in an hour while
mine skips and murmurs
rumors of memory sighs
of the morning and you

silence
i have disturbed you
forgive me
silence
i don’t understand

my ears ring and i slow
myself wondering how
much longer how many more
days i haven’t counted
i’m afraid to look i know
you are getting sleepy

silence
i have disturbed you
forgive me
silence
i don’t understand

epw 2.3.08 perrysburg, oh