.
                                                  (what occupies
                                                   behind those eyes tonight?) 

(it's almost morning time)


 
well I can’t sleep with the dog barking in my ear
but I promise I can sleep without you here

though maybe I could do without the thunderstorms of the room
next door
and sometimes hurricanes spit fires in the hallway
and I can’t extinguish flames which rise from the sea...

but please don’t worry about me
my dear
I’ll be fine without you here



(I know you’re wondering,
               the waves thrash only harder with time,
                                                I know you’re pondering….)


I promise I’ll be fine


(promise me you’ll love that dog–)




                                      I promise.
                                      we’ll be
                                      fine

.