Pressing Pause
Wake up to reality
Your soft profile blends with the pillow
I watch you sleep
You snore gently
Like static
.
I know this moment is fleeting
That we are too
The fragile tension
Will soon dismantle
.
Freeze this moment
The plane of light
Cast across the bed
The comforting pause of daybreak
.
Wake up, you fool!
.
Let this be us
Not the angry nights
And painful days
Just this morning cocoon
.
I lie still
Prolonging the scene
But inevitably
It will unravel
.
I remember it though
I’m replaying it now
A moment of peace
When it could have been good
.
I push back the covers
And watch it dissolve
About the Creator
Matthew Batham
My stories have been published in numerous magazines and on websites in both the UK and the US. My novels and short story collection, Terrifying Tales to Read on a Dark Night, are available on Amazon. I also love horror movies.
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