Falling Awake

10:15 : rumbled half notes work their way across my night stand
Plucked staccato- moving, dancing, pausing
(Cheap MIDI counterpoint)
Exotic places, familiar faces
All disappear
Nearlyconsciously, push "repetición"
Eyes open, briefly
The leaves look perfect
Green rimmed in golden
(The glass is dirty)

10:19 : the song starts once again
Push the button and attack my bed

10:23 : this time, the song starts and you come in and
psst. psst. pSSST.
The leaves, for a moment, then eyes close

10:27 I do not remember

10:31 : This time, I am awake, though my eyes remain shut
And I think about the leaves until
10:35

10:39 : unleash the slow torrent
And start the day