Lying motionless
Silent
Softly breathing
Eyes closed
Seeming inert
But willing
Oh so willing
Sun on the wall
Ice melting from the roof
Coat hangers sliding
Along a metal bar
Water splashing
Things coming alive
But barely
Early in the season
Sounds pajamas make
At the calves
When she's walking
Room to room
Motionless me
So very still
Like water in the sink
Not moving a muscle
Lest the mind go elsewhere