Wee-Hour Woes by James Croal Jackson

On the couch by tps12 from Flickr

on the couch
with your black cats
the room is sticky
and my fingers
are attached
to everything
including
but not limited to
my palm
the gum beneath
the end table
and the beery
lamplight switch
we used to turn
off everything
then glue our
eyes to sleep

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James Croal Jackson lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. His latest chapbook is A God You Believed In (Pinhole Poetry, 2023). jamescroaljackson.com