Wednesday, May 10, 2017

The Sigh by Ted Kooser

You lie in your bed and sigh,
and the springs in the mattress
sing out with the same low note,
mocking your sadness. It's hard-
not the mattress, but life.
Life is hard. All along
you thought you could trust in
your own bed, your own sorrow.
You thought you were sleeping alone.