plaid

i could just lay here:
in plaid, without sleep or you.
without sleep, thinking of you.
in a plaid sleep, without you.

instead, i split the differences
with a half sleep
hoping you
don't knock before entering
as i, instead, dream of corn fields
and coca cola bottles
suddenly reaffirming my American flag waive

my banner of spangled stars
one for each night
i am so very far



wb