I sleep behind you,
resting my head
and being silent
your entire night.
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I like the directness, the elemental quality. I agree it could be edited and made stronger.
Herbert, This is brilliant, save for a bit wordy. I enjoyed it. I wish you would have described her a bit more. How she looked, how she smelled, the colors of her eyes and hair, maybe her face... place the focus on her instead of 'I'. Nevertheless, I enjoyed reading it. Thank you for sharing
You show the humanity behind the hopelessness of homelessness in this finely honed poem which tells the reader just enough, but not too much... Beautiful crafted poem. Love, Allie ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥