I haven't been sleeping
they changed the time
to make the morning dark
the evening light

I've been thinking of you, dear
all the while

the smiling gargoyles
the pointy spires

all the gray
above my shoulders

the sun is breaking
over the trees

my bones hurt
where they meet
under my skin

I think

that's all for you

its not for me
its not for them

my heavy head
it wants to rest

lover, on your chest

the dog's toenails
across the hardwood floor

all the world cut out of paper
all the colors flat.