Sleepless Writings for Sunday, January 11, 2004

The smoke billows around me From the cigarette, lit It hangs around me Strangely thick It’s as though I’ve lost thought of time All notion of where and when The house seems peculiarly silent Only the sound of the keyboard’s click Not a draft in the room Not the purr of a cat Not the snore of a... Sign in to see full entry.

MISSING HIM... Heart-wrenching expectation I just can’t wait to see him There’s so much fun to be had Smiles to be shared Days of planning Determined and working To reach the goal at the end of the year Soon we will share the same bedroom In our cozy two bedroom apartment Away from the ears of nosy... Sign in to see full entry.

No one could understand the things that I see The things that I know for no reason at all The colors around each person I see The way people connect and react, I see it all I know someone’s presence before they even know mine I know when someone’s depressed and acting fine I know when the dead are... Sign in to see full entry.

All at once, the world comes crashing back Time and space move in sequence again I can feel the presence of energy The dreaming hearts of my family The calm of the cats as they lie in my room The returning of feeling marked by hunger pain The presence of a draft, the sounds of the house The kitten... Sign in to see full entry.

Some time, some when Together we’ll be Our own place, our own apartment Just you and me No more waiting for weeks at a time No more rushing what we've missed into a day But coming home to the same bed each night Waking up together every day On our own, working for ourselves Making the best of the... Sign in to see full entry.