Lullaby
Do you feel my kiss on your forehead,
sweet sleep?
Hear my lullabies in your dreams?
My silent song is with you
through darkness,
My thoughts wishing for
your peace.
Do you know when
shadows lengthen
My story turns them
into light?
Near or far my love will
hold you
As you journey safely
through the night.
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Sorry
I cannot save you
from yourself.
Despite myself,
I must let go.
This is so sad,
this is so sorry,
I know, my love,
I know.
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Sleep
I fall asleep beside my cello,
beside the lamp
beside my bed.
Paris frames my walls in three,
a memory dances
in my head.
My pen is making rhymes, you know,
I don't know
where they're born.
Darkness threatens from my lungs
and so my heart
is old and worn.
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Hum
As babies sleep through darkness
my heart's hums
keeps this cold fist
from letting go.
The light of the core
of me
walks about outside.
Besides,
it is enough to stop
and smile, just as
it is enough to be
alone.
Unclench from deep inside
me, hold less tight
and I will
leave less whole.
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