So close lies sleep
under all the cool covers
swept and hidden in blankets
plastic, nylon, cellophane
My mouth at the thermometer
cheating me, fever-weak
and it feels as if
I have left something behind
I drop my clothes
I drop my temperature
degree by degree
Now my hands shake
worse every day
like caesium and oxygen
I burn completely bright
and it feels as if
I have left something behind
She is awake
I know that she is awake
I am awake
She knows that I am awake
We are awake
Yes it is clear that we
have only just awoken
and are waiting
So close the smell feels
Now I can relax
and outside on the stairs
The frost makes you lose grip
It has reached October
Now the grass freezes and breaks
and I hate everything
that bends and breaks
She is awake
I know that she is awake
I am awake
She knows that I am awake
We are awake
Yes it is clear that we
have only just awoken
and are waiting
What if I am wrong
I could be wrong...