In the moments When I wake up In the moments When I wake up I can feel you In my bed. As the light dawns Through the window I lay plans for Far ahead. As the sunspots Dance around me I can sense you In the air. Though I’m blinded By the morning I just know you’re Lying there. We will shower Filled with laughter. We will brush our Gleaming smiles. We will watch each Other preening. While we’re mulling Over styles. We’ll have breakfast By the window As the warming Day begins. We will banter Uneventful In our world that’s Free of sins. We will part ways For the long day With an eye for Evening sun. We are certain All will go well As our day has Just begun. Life is perfect Like a picture Not a hair is Out of place. Life is simple Like in movies Perfect rhythm Perfect pace. But the shadows Of the landscape They begin to Disappear. I can make out Something distant That I cannot Fully fear. As my planning Starts to settle Like the dust motes On the sill; My eyes adjust To morning light, I suspect that All’s not well. Through cracks in sleep, My crusted eyes, They begin to See the day. Through wells of tears I see my fears, And I cannot Look away. My bedsheets stained With weep and sweat And they smell of Me alone. I’ve done no wrong. I’ve done my best. Yet I feel I Should atone. © Sean G. O'Leary 2018
