Sleepless

Yet, another night

We strip down to our skin and crawl methodically into bed

Slipping in and out of sleep

My shoulder is cold

I take a deep breath into my pillow

And release it into the darkness

The moonlight slips a beam onto my fingertips

I wriggle them through shadows and lights

I listen to you breathe

Deep, strong, heavy

Worn out from the nonsensical argument

From the ear piercing silence

I can’t sleep

I’ve memorized the lines of the wall

I know the grooves and blemishes

It was once your back

I’m still mad

My eyes follow the checkered pattern of our sheets

It’s hypnotizing me

Soon I’ll drift