Fell out of bed into
indifferent space. I’m sure
I didn’t know anyone
there, but there were faces
that seemed familiar.
I cried out, I’m falling, falling,
falling out of bed, and I was
pushed back up from below
and pulled back up from
above. Then, found myself
awake, trying to figure out
what was pillow, what was
mattress, who was below
and who was above and how
was it any of their business
that they should all be awake
at the right time to assist
in that recovery? I’m still
trying to recall those faces
I saw in the liminal world
between falling
and settling back into bed.
Who cared enough to move me
back into this world?
May I please know all their names
before I fall again, that I may
greet them one by one and love them
wherever I land next time.

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