new day comes quietly in the apex of the night

The New Day Comes Quietly in the Apex of the Night

Out of
The shower
Buttering the wet
Skin  
With melon-scented lotion

Soft
Snow outside

And the heater
Overworking

The old
Blind woman
Sticks her fingers
In my eyes
And  forget
What I was saying

Roommate washing her underwear
In the sink

This is the
Time before
The earth cracks open


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