Pretend Sleep Poem by Kyle Schlicher
Pretend Sleep
listening while sleeping
tense
ready to jump up
in a flash.
sleeping with one eye open
because of fear
is a skill
to be mastered.
breathing slow
while sleeping
so as to better hear
unfamiliar sounds.
sleeping without dreaming
fearful of awakening
here
in this horrible place.
pretend sleep.
(8-22-1968)
Thursday, July 24, 2014
Topic(s) of this poem: war
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