I’m sleeping in irony and a false sense of glory.
When the morning light touches my face I retreat
farther into my own head. It’s safer there,
inside my skull. Not even the scratching at my door
can move me from this mattress on the floor.

I’m sleeping in irony and a false sense of glory.
When the morning light touches my face I retreat
farther into my own head. It’s safer there,
inside my skull. Not even the scratching at my door
can move me from this mattress on the floor.