![]() When I Can’t SleepA Poem by G Lucas Kolthof
When I can't sleep at night
I stare at the empty side of my bed, and wonder about the things I would tell you if you were laying right Next to me (1) when I was little a flowerpot fell from the balcony and i stared at the beautiful mess all the pieces had made until I became sad it wasn't until I got much older that I started feeling sad for the balcony too (2) I remember in November Knuckles turning purple as the leafs turned orange My hand, a bruised, gnarled, yellow and indigo mess How did this amazingly unfortunate injury happen? I was punishing the walls That saw my loss But stayed quiet (3) the world is too bright, so I filter it into sepia tones gentler to the mind's eye and swim to where the water meets the clouds. I am drowning, but not from the ocean's relentless caresses, but from the world's relentless stresses: beauty that is measured and calculated, saturated with standards that burn like the sun and are as intangible as its rays, a paradise built on sand as quick as it is to judge. I swim to where the water meets the clouds. where the water is still water, and I am still me. When I can’t sleep I stare at the empty side of my bed And wonder about all the things You would tell me, Then I remember You aren’t here for a reason. © 2018 G Lucas KolthofReviews
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Added on March 31, 2018Last Updated on March 31, 2018 Author![]() G Lucas KolthofHamilton, ON, CanadaAboutI am a trembling canvas, a broken heart, a healing soul, and a cherished promise to those I love. I write from the depths of my emotions in hopes to move my audience. Please enjoy. more..Writing
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