by Casper Kelly
Sleep is fragile
around you
We can make each other so
sleepy, we can share
a dream of the same song
They play glacial
arctic
polar bear dying
music in the waiting room
so quiet that it drives you insane
I tell you
I'd rather be dead than deaf
but I'd still remember your voice
You ask
when you're deaf
or when you're dead?
You should have my baby
I'll make a tiny baby
hearing aid, turn it all the way
down to zero or
infinite sleep
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Casper Kelly is a poet. He has been featured in Post Pop Lit, High Horse Magazine, Misery Tourism, World Hunger, Soft Union, Dadakuku, Hobart, Stimulant, Ethics, Slug, and some more. He's currently in your area.
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