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alone for too long and
now dizzy from the silence,
I ask the shadows to name themselves
the echoes bouncing in my skull
are beginning to answer each other
am I 1AM-dreaming of the orange sunrise
barefoot in the grass, or back in bed?
whether awake or dreaming or both
I am predicting the colour of morning,
skipping the creaky stair on the way back to bed,
eyes fixed on the ceiling, blankets undisturbed
listening to the echoes answering
questions I didn't ask
but the shadows know my name
and sunrises are more pink than I remember
was I alone for too long?
I am asking the silence to echo me
on the creaky stair at 1AM, eyes fixed on the ceiling
am I dreaming I know the names of shadows?
am I answering questions with questions
barefoot in the grass, blankets undisturbed?
whether awake or dreaming or both
an echo can be in 2 places at once
I am not alone; shadows speaking, 1AM
dreaming I know the colour of morning
dizzy in silence, blankets undisturbed
awake at the creaky stair, eyes fixed on the ceiling
barefoot in the grass
or back in bed

deb ni kcab ro
ssarg eht ni tooferab
gniliec eht no dexif seye ,riats ykaerc eht ta ekawa
debrutsidnu steknalb ,ecnelis ni yzzid
gninrom fo ruoloc eht wonk I gnimaerd
MA1 ,gnikaeps swodahs ;enola ton ma I
ecno ta secalp 2 ni eb nac ohce na
htob ro gnimaerd ro ekawa rehtehw
?debrutsidnu steknalb ,ssarg eht ni tooferab
snoitseuq htiw snoitseuq gnirewsna I ma
?swodahs fo seman eht wonk I gnimaerd I ma
gniliec eht no dexif seye ,MA1 ta riats ykaerc eht no
em ohce ot ecnelis eht gniksa ma I
?gnol oot rof enola I saw
rebmemer I naht knip erom era sesirnus dna
eman ym wonk swodahs eht tub
ksa t'ndid I snoitseuq
gnirewsna seohce eht ot gninetsil
debrutsidnu steknalb ,gniliec eht no dexif seye
,deb ot kcab yaw eht no riats ykaerc eht gnippiks
,gninrom fo ruoloc eht gnitciderp ma I
htob ro gnimaerd ro ekawa rehtehw
?deb ni kcab ro ,ssarg eht ni tooferab
esirnus egnaro eht fo gnimaerd-MA1 I ma
rehto hcae rewsna ot gninnigeb era
lluks ym ni gnicnuob seohce eht
sevlesmeht eman ot swodahs eht ksa I
,ecnelis eht morf yzzid won
dna gnol oot rof enola

alone for too long and
now dizzy from the silence,
I ask the shadows to name themselves
the echoes bouncing in my skull
are beginning to answer each other
am I 1AM-dreaming of the orange sunrise
barefoot in the grass, or back in bed?
whether awake or dreaming or both
I am predicting the colour of morning,
skipping the creaky stair on the way back to bed,
eyes fixed on the ceiling, blankets undisturbed
listening to the echoes answering
questions I didn't ask
but the shadows know my name
and sunrises are more pink than I remember
was I alone for too long?
I am asking the silence to echo me
on the creaky stair at 1AM, eyes fixed on the ceiling
am I dreaming I know the names of shadows?
am I answering questions with questions
barefoot in the grass, blankets undisturbed?
whether awake or dreaming or both
an echo can be in 2 places at once
I am not alone; shadows speaking, 1AM
dreaming I know the colour of morning
dizzy in silence, blankets undisturbed
awake at the creaky stair, eyes fixed on the ceiling
barefoot in the grass
or back in bed