Of chalk tracings on a sunken boulder

Of thick hackberry trees

Of scattered bolts and washers on a dirty garage floor

Of tiny fistfuls of an asperous beard

Of lonely toes peeking out from under a door

Of a storage tub covered with plastic wrap

Of a bright blue cat and a thickly mascaraed elephant

Of a puffy pink snowsuit

Of a home I've never know.

Come.

Let me get some sleep tonight

Snoring.

I beg you.

Inside

My dark quiet bedroom

Lamp is glowing

Battery is dying

Clock is a great reminder

Of homework due.

In my sleepy stress

Creativity is waning.

I beg you.

Come.

Let me get some sleep tonight

Snoring.