Bedtime Routine

Tiny goals: shower,

Blouse, some 

Shred of humanity.

A hairbrush, a half


Second in which my

Breath does not hurt

My lungs, a laugh

Drowning in ache 


My legs

Are tired from running

In quicksand;


stuck

stuck

stuck 


Echo, please just stop 

Hush now, go to sleep 

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