4 AM eyes
and
nightshift thighs
i
sink
when
i
blink . . .
who knew there were so many different types of tired ?
caltech health education
exhaustions anxious opiate
is
blinkered zencalm
and
quiet
lurking horrorfilm unease
in
a
toobright toogloomy
world
of
slow slog
and
muffled toweldamp claustrophobia
where
mudmarching days
are
reread paperback pages
of
forgottenwho names
and
obscure and inexplicable action