#289 silence

Published: Feb. 3, 2008, 5:09 p.m.

b'it\\u2019s all standing still\\nbehind the house\\ntrees silent and motionless\\nthe white sky mirrors the\\nground and recedes into\\nrailway dreams of escape\\n\\nunderneath sleepers\\nsleep thirty-three\\nheartbeats in an hour while\\nmine skips and murmurs\\nrumors of memory sighs\\nof the morning and you\\n\\nsilence\\ni have disturbed you\\nforgive me\\nsilence\\ni don\\u2019t understand\\n\\nmy ears ring and i slow\\nmyself wondering how\\nmuch longer how many more\\ndays i haven\\u2019t counted\\ni\\u2019m afraid to look i know\\nyou are getting sleepy\\n\\nsilence\\ni have disturbed you\\nforgive me\\nsilence\\ni don\\u2019t understand\\n\\nepw 2.3.08 perrysburg, oh'