sleep

Please.
Won't you
wake up?
We don't have time for you
to sleep.

Don't you know that we only have
(monthsweeksdays)
hours?
Seconds?
Don't you know?

Let's not sleep.
I'd rather touch you
than dream of you.

I'd rather spend my days
memorizing
your nose,
and its purposeful placement
in the center of your lovely face...
your eyes, burnished and bright

memorizing your mouth,
your lips.
(yourkisses)
your
lips

I'd rather spend my days memorizing
so I can spend my days remembering.

So let's not sleep.
Don't you know that Time is
Devouring the days...
Consuming the hours....
Like a fire, selfishly swallowing the seconds
that I have with you.