Lately

Lately, I

wonder what you have been telling

yourself

every night just before sleeping,

and I

tried to learn patience for you, and

for us, and for the sake of living,

but it took so long.

Know I

want to complicate things

with words and scenery

because things are complicated,

really,

and it is hard to believe otherwise,

despite what I am seeing.

Lord, I

was scared of the budding dark-

ness come the evening.

I

blew out the match,

but blew out the candle as well

for dreaming.