sleeptalker

things done in the day

that s/he doesn’t want him/her to know

come out at night

when s/he sleeptalks &

upon waking,

s/he worries

that something might’ve come out,

that these secrets, that these longings,

that all these fantasies

which stir throughout the day

might make themselves known

aloud &

that the person sleeping next to him/her

might hear them,

that they might remember them until morning,

that they might offend, terrify, make

them jealous, or

perhaps

make it so bad for them that

leaving the bed, the apartment, the house,

before sunrise,

suddenly sounds like the best option.