Cacciatorepoetry.net » Sounds Before Sleep (2005)

Sounds Before Sleep

You can hear so much in the silence.

My bones ache.
My back, my knees, my feet, all
Throb to the imaginary beat of the
Humidifier’s hum,
As I lay here writing
In my oh-so-comfortable bed.

And then I hear you shut off
The bathroom faucet —
A sure sign that you’ll soon be
Crawling under the sheets
To fall asleep next to me.

And when that happens,
That’s when I’ll put down my pen
And grab onto your arm instead —
The one that you’ve slung
Over my oh-so-aching body.

And then carefully I will listen,
Over the humidifier’s hum,
For your soft, peaceful moan,
That tells me our day is done.