Friday, June 20, 2014

Lullaby by Kevin Young

Sleep, shelter me.
Shuffle

me back into the deck
where I belong-

Sing no shout
your favorite song

until I fall
into your empty arms.

Let me be what
dust has to be, settling

over everything
& I promise to dream

of new houses & old
loves no longer. I swear,

sweet sleep,
I will summon no one

if you make me
again mine.