The Crack
Those drowsy mornings, sun’s
blaze in the eye,
hot tinder in the mind –
sleep’s narcotic fog, a blot
burst through –
needle through gauze.
Still groggy from the stupor
of a thousand wanton nights,
I wonder:
when at last
will the curtain draw back?
When will I awake?
…..
This poem is from the book Signposts & Hedges by David Melville (Finishing Line Press), and can be found at https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/signposts-hedges-by-david-melville/
David Melville is a poet and novelist who left a successful career as a lawyer to devote himself to endeavors closer to the heart. In addition to more time writing, he organized daily meditations attended by hundreds during the pandemic. His poems have appeared in national literary journals such as Water~Stone Review, Atlanta Review, and RHINO, and the college textbook, Listening to Poetry.
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