Early morning
Early morning
The light in here
Is so calming
I could sleep
Rest my eyes
For a while
Today
I don’t have
To laugh
At the jokes
Or smile
When he
Tries
To make
Mother
Happy
Or himself
Worthy
Of her
The man
Is a shadow
Too large
For me
To grow
Out of
But still
Today
I’ll sleep
And tomorrow
Forgive
And later
Go home
And kiss
The surface
Goodbye
For the depths
Are cold
And they are
Darker
Than I’m used to
But I saw
A fish
With a lightbulb
Hanging from
Its forehead
And thought
“Genius!”