midnight is a time
but midnight is also more than a time
it's a place in your mind
an emotion in on the strings that weave
something called a life
midnight
it can be desperate
with heaving cries of pain and
salty tears, hot and messy
it can be lonely
a hollowed out feeling
and the temptation of an early leave
it can be exhausting
like the anticipation of knowing
the night will be spent tossing and turning
no rest for the wicked or the saints
midnight
it can be happy
like a card game gone too late
or a party that's just ended
(and you can still feel the music
beating and wriggling and writhing
in your tired, satisfied bones)
it can be nervous
like two new lovers
who haven't yet played the game
their rushed breath and murmured
apologies to quick sighs and contentment
midnight
can be any emotion
and every emotion
and nothing at all
for me, midnight is just a time
on the clock
where I can think about the stars
(oh, how I love the stars)
and sip a cup of coffee to keep me awake
so I can think
in a serene environment
because the rest of the world can be
so quiet
at midnight
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BURN (Wattys2015?)
Poetry"Poetry...is thoughts that breathe and words that burn."--Thomas Gray "Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash." --Leonard Cohen Poems on the tough stuff in life. Poems on the crazy good stuff in li...
