rest.pom
(c) 1997, Patti Pasculli
a poem

"rest"
written 8-8-95 at 11:00am

now i know how you felt
   sick and lost
      tears in your eyes
laughing one second
   crying the next
time to move on
   and go away
      to be alone
found the next day
   laughing
      crying 
         like the day before
everything hurts
   my body
      my mind
make it go away
   with a kiss on the cheek
tell me it will be ok
i hate this feeling
   shaky
      and weak
that feeling of being alone
   cheated
      and beat
close my eyes
   and rest my mind
no, 
   you can't come in
this is my time