Put Me to Sleep
Kyle Bates
You woke me up
Placed me in
Small ribs
Firm and strong
Breathing in your breathy voice
I grew, we were bound
“Awake and alive
Caught inside
Your airy sound
I don’t want to get out.”
Run fingers through
Short black hair
Put me to sleep
Death Thought
Far away
No one else does that to me
“Young and warm
Your arms
They wrap around
I don’t want to get out.”
“It's in the shape of your body around me.”
It's in the way that your dog crawls in between
“The time we played guitar
Rose City park
We’re in it deep, it’s not a dream.”