time is sleeping.



bear down
the empty sky
once rained
now a pocket
of fuzzy white clouds
the wind
once stood still
like time
had taken a nap
on a rooftop
and used all the leaves
as pillows
forgetting to turn off the light
but the bulb burned out
it became forever night.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

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Stanza Lengths 15

Alexis Esteb

I am directed by emotions alone. I am quite lonely, often springing to tears for no reason. I have a tendency to absorb the emotions of anyone near me. more…

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