asleep next to me 

 

butts smushed against each other

 

crescendo of car honks, sirens singing songs of urgency

 

distant white noise of our night

 

eyes of our baby two craters on the moon

 

face shadow smiling in the white light 

 

goodnight moonbaby i whisper

 

hiccups shake the bed, shake your languid body

 

i turn to cuddle your soft, pink body

 

just like our baby  

 

kin of kindred spirits

 

Lamb of God 

 

ma-ma she coos from her crib

 

next, nestled in my bosom

 

on our mattress that molds to our skin

 

perched by the window that frames the night sky

 

quiet drifting from the clouds,

 

rumbling cars from the streets

 

siren sings us her sweet song of city sleep 

 

til my eyes and my baby’s are shadowed craters once more

 

upstairs neighbor sleeps with his cigarettes

 

violet flames decorate his comforter 

 

wake up wake up

 

Xs in your eyes  

 

yonder, sirens beg me to take baby and leave

 

zesty taste of lemon on my tongue as i kiss you sweet dreams