Where the bedframe ends

There is a place where the bedframe ends
And before the rest of the world begins,
And there my queendom’s shelter and light,
And there my pillowy throne room’s might,
And there snacks, books, and art supply,
Are my world—a reality out of print.

Let me stay in this place of eternal snacks
And during the dark I can Zoom my friends.
Pots on the windowsill where my house plants grow
Where the outside ledge feeds a friendly crow.
And I watch there the chalk-white chemtrails go
To a place where the sun burns hot.

Yes I will keep feeding my friendly crow
And will worry about burning too much CO(2).
For I am scared for the rest of the world to know
Of my place where the bedframe ends.

Well you may have guessed: a rejiggling of Shel Silverstein's "Where the sidewalk ends" with a lot of his words incorporated. 
a super cosy (with slightly too furry pillows) bed surrounded by a bedframe with fairy lights and a milky glass wall in the back with green palm trees behind it
Photo by Tan Danh on Pexels.com

Restless

restlessly
unsettled

disquietly
distressed

worrisomely
unhinged

desperately
deranged

restlessly transient
during a time of change

disquietly grieving
the familiar

worrisomely distracted
by the unknown

desperately interrupting
invalidated norms


dig deep
dig deeper
and at the core of fear
and in the heart of darkness
you will find your strength

Anxiety

Creeps up snarling
Yellow teeth sharp
Stomach contracts
In anticipation

Heart is set for fight
Never flight
Never freeze
Always charge

But there is nothing to charge against
No one to fight
But myself
Brain is stuck in an archaic pattern
With nowhere to go

No long boat to board
No swords to draw
No arrows to aim
No spears to sharpen

Paper and pencil sometimes
Are not mightier than the sword
The soul remembers
Saber-teeth and battles


Raw

Raw so that your skin burns
Raw when the child turns
Raw when you remember

Raw so that the tears flow
Raw when the pains grow
Raw when you see love go

Raw so that you can’t feel
Raw when the wounds heal
Raw when you forget

Raw so that the time is slow
Raw when friends won’t show
Raw when you stop grow

Just White Noise

White noise
Everywhere

Inside me
Outside you

White Noise
Permeates life

Can’t think
Can’t feel

White noise
Screaming silence

Too much in
No filter out

White noise
No escape

Until at night
You wrap your arms around me

Sometimes

Sometimes
I just go to bed at 7

Sometimes
I have ice-cream for breakfast

Sometimes
I have anxiety attacks

Sometimes
I smell the roses—literally

Sometimes
I forget my wallet

Sometimes
I burn my toast

Sometimes
I get envious

Sometimes
I talk to the cat in the street

Sometimes
I forget just how much I love you

Sometimes
I forget to love myself

Sometimes
I become utterly, furiously, angry

Sometimes
I am sad

Sometimes
I watch the clouds go by

Sometimes
I misplace my USB stick

Sometimes
I tummy-hurtingly miss you

Sometimes
Life is too heavy

Sometimes
I order extra chili

Sometimes
I am happy

Sometimes
I know what I am doing

Sometimes
Life is marvelous

Sometimes
I write poems beginning with sometimes