I write to sleep

bouncing,

aroundmyskull.

(echoes)

cavernous, deep.

I pause,

wait for it

to pass.

turn a cool cheek

towards

the

obstinate moon.

she

coaxes

the words

outofme.

drifting(skimming)

the surface

of my

skin,

they lull

my

bodyback

to

serenity.