i imagine the darkness. the light as i sleep
is from the television mounted on the wall
he can't sleep unless something is on and
he drifts away, i sleep with it all, in the dark
in the light, in the in between, he makes
sure to be close enough to me so if i move
he awakens, pulls me in closer. at times i
want to escape, slide from his limbs. others
i just move closer, testing if he will let me go,
he has not