The Moon Never Sets

my only companion
is the space heater
that oscillates
in its corner by the outlet

the lamp by the television
proudly wears a crooked lamp shade

the bottle of Pepsi
at my feet is loyal
and fuel to last me 'til 6:15 a.m.
on a school night

(the pencil is each vein)

i'm a single heart
beside the voices of each verse
that breaks free of the speakers

my eyelids gain weight
as we sail into the depth of the night
twilight slipped into the trance of slumber
hours ago
and midnight is diving deeper into rest
as each song becomes a lullaby

the night whispers revolutions
that day could never fathom
the night is real and never sugarcoats the epiphanies
it grants you

(the words are my blood)

(the paper is my heart)