Fatigue Poems

Unimaginable

The split second
before waking from a falling-dream
wind-stricken, lungs vacant
unable to scream
certain you won’t make it.
Like the distance between your car and the front door
In a cold sleet storm
or the sting of a shower stream
before it gets warm.
i stay falling.

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Unimaginable

The split second
before waking from a falling-dream
wind-stricken, lungs vacant
unable to scream
certain you won’t make it.
Like the distance between your car and the front door
In a cold sleet storm
or the sting of a shower stream
before it gets warm.
i stay falling.

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  Katharine O’Gallagher (1 poem about Fatigue)
  Born November 7th, 2001