P O E T # 5 : R O S E   R O S B E R G

Drowsy Observation

Sleep is sucking me like a lollipop.
    I'm sliding around in its mouth,
        dribbled down its throat

to land in its stomach; but my core
    refused to be wholly digested,
        part escapes in dreams

whose fantasies invade cracked mirrors;
    as I turn away distorted images
        entangle me at dawn.

H.A.K.T.U.P.! #10 08-2000

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