“Tired Eyes, Won’t You Just Rest With Me”
By Erundur Anwamehtar
Title from “Overjoyed” by Waking Ashland
10/15/2005
I listen to embers
sparkle, pop, and silence
drops as the glow fades;
oranges and blues refuse to stay
I listen to silence
separated by thoughts
dripping as the glow fades;
Nothing to read but signposts
warning: darkness will not stay
I listen to breaths
rising, falling, & air goes
in and out, unfading
beneath the green tent.
She sleeps and my dream keeps
alive, she’s alive, and I want nothing more,
nothing less than everything she is
I listen to the light
shivering in the cold
wanting to be wrapped tight
hugging her close
no red dress in sight
Eyes ready
enter domed cloth to sleep
without the sky