A Cure for Insomnia

Listen to Speak

When I need someone to talk to
And the moon is high in the sky
I pull back the curtain and
Stare at my reflection

I tell myself everything I dreamed
My mother, my father, my lover
Would say

I watch my breath warm the glass
And know that despite the darkness
There is still light in me

I listen to the crickets and the cars
Doors opening and closing
A life ending as another begins

I wish for everything and nothing
All at once
I wish for You