Bright light hurts.


      He Remains, I think,
      Glancing over
      to prove the claim

      "Unfounded fear,"
      He assured me.
      Never left,
      But laid there,
      Still.

      Sleep--a solemn ritual
      Of surrender steals
      Moments from the day.

      He does not hear,
      "Bright light hurts
      These eyes closed
      Long from sleep."

      Morning, and...
      He is gone.

    Notes


bright light hurts