I'm armored with
nightgowns, mouth
wash, antibiotics
codeine, gin. I'm
on and they're on
me as the dawn goes
to light and I do
too until one's alarm
rings and he puts
his watch back on
blue plaid jacket
his eyes are too
blue. He leaves
by the garage
door gives me
enough time to
wash his smell off
before someone else
plunges in as I
want sleep to
erase what's raw