Alyson
I say that
I miss things
But I was there
I didn’t miss it
I was in it
We were in it
We were it
And we didn’t miss anything
Awakening
As in
Not falling asleep
As in
Resisting the gravity of
Sighing eyelids
As they close the book on another day
Here
And not there
Missing
Keeps eyelids
Yawning. ♦