Read a poem by another poet written
on the same day:

no night terrors this night
yet

i lie in wait

is it better to toss and turn
restless

or to sink into sleep
only

to experience extreme
fear

which lurks
the night
just before
dreams

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8/2 too

the alarm sings
the little dog is excited
he's just gotten to sleep
i know cuz he kept me awake
he likes to sleep right next
to my belly

whether it's hot or cold
he circles himself there
when it's gets light
birdlike
he gets restless
active

see I am trying out a
brightly lit blue phone
to find easy in the dark
it has already been moved
under the bed
still it glows

so he's a busy dog
looks for fleas mostly
it's an exciting chase
he yawns and licks my nose
he knows my name
for him I am special