Wake up Go to sleep Wake up Go to sleep Wake up Days go by in an instant Weeks are a blur Monday is Wednesday is Friday is Monday again Do not give up Sit outside on the porch Just to feel the sun on your face Close your eyes You’re at the beach Sand on your towel Laughter Waves close by Salty air You read a book You packed grapes They feel like cool marbles on your tongue Close your eyes You're at the top of a mountain peak You give an exhausted and accomplished exhale You lay on rock warmed by the sun Sweat cooling on your neck and down your chest You have a chill The air feels clean, untouched Close your eyes You’re at your parents house Your sisters are there Children running Laughter Childhood memories You put your head on your mothers shoulder Your hand in your sisters hand You roll your eyes at your father You hug him when you leave Close your eyes You’re in bed with your lover You hold hands You hold one another You hold gazes Limbs entangled Laughter You drink coffee until 3 o’clock You make dinner Replace mugs with wine glasses Spend 4 hours in the kitchen Wake up Go to sleep Wake up Will it be warm enough to walk today Maybe you could take a drive It’s the weekend Go to sleep Don’t think about having dreams What you dreamt about before What you might dream about That show you watched The friend from ten years ago who reached out The picture of an ex lover you scrolled by Old photographs Old letters Old you Where you belong Where you don’t Where you are going Where you are not What can you do Don’t just look at the blackness See it Standstill Life is at a standstill Can you stand still Sit still Lay still Be still You can’t go there You can’t see them You can’t touch that You can’t You can’t You can be Still
Poetry, Self Discovery, Inspiration, Travel