Tuesday, November 24, 2009

I Cannot Sleep - Unit Six Poem

I cannot sleep. The floorboards creak intermittently. A kitchen drawer opens then closes. A fork clangs against a knife.

I cannot sleep. A mirror shatters into broken fragments. A kitchen drawer opens then closes. The stairs groan under weight.

I cannot sleep. The doorknob squeaks as it is turned. A kitchen drawer opens then closes. The bright naked light seeps into my room as the door is opened.

I cannot sleep. Its Mummy. Mummy doesn't look like Mummy.

I cannot wake.

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