Slammed & Split

Insomnia

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Today
I caught the city sleeping,
dozing
nodding off
like them dudes on the train
whose chin hits their chest
before they snap up
because their body shuts down
but their mind
won't let them miss their stop.

I was on 18th Street when I noticed
the enveloping, weighty silence
of nothing.
Two people ahead, both treading silently;
a wet, foggy haze imposing itself on the air;
bright lights
in the night
like a child who goes to bed
& forgets to flip the switch,
highlighting the emptiness
of room not used to morning.

I had 45 seconds of silent sonata
before a car sped by
and fucked it all up.