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She Slept
I thought she slept all the time
in the realms beyond this life
tempting fate for the chance
to discover what she truly wants
the distant shores where slumber reigns
were her home beyond the mundane
where the truth was revealed
at the cost some count extreme
she finds peace while vexed concern
filled the minds of bystanders
those who are satisfied
by the standards of boring life
occasionally she’d wake to post
what happened when eyes were closed
I’d read the words while jealousy
asked why I could not do the same.
© 2019. Sean Green. All Rights Reserved. 20191230.
in the realms beyond this life
tempting fate for the chance
to discover what she truly wants
the distant shores where slumber reigns
were her home beyond the mundane
where the truth was revealed
at the cost some count extreme
she finds peace while vexed concern
filled the minds of bystanders
those who are satisfied
by the standards of boring life
occasionally she’d wake to post
what happened when eyes were closed
I’d read the words while jealousy
asked why I could not do the same.
© 2019. Sean Green. All Rights Reserved. 20191230.
Published 31st Dec 2019
Author's Note
The poem “She Slept” was inspired by a Tumblr posting that included the phrase “I thought she slept all the time and woke up occasionally to post what happened.”
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