Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Night Whisper



I like to whisper to you
In the middle of the night
Across the mound
Of pillows
And say directly
To your
Subconscious mind
That I love you

I want to believe
It sinks in more deeply
And inoculates you against
Any crazy thing
I may say or do
During the day
That hurts your feelings
Or annoys you

I know it doesn’t
Work that way but
I do it all the same
I figure I could use
The credit
Poets, ironically
Are startlingly clumsy
With spoken words

Everything they think
Comes out in a rush
You could get hit
By a stray thought
Receive a concussion from
A passing feeling
Or be knocked off your feet
By a temporary mood

So I’ll whisper
To you tonight
While you sleep
Or hold your hand
Under the sheets
So tomorrow it will be
Easy to remember
That I love you




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