Ode to My Bed

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By Markesia Bailey

 

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As soon as I enter you I sail off to a sea of dreams

Warmer than a mother's hug to a new born baby

On a below-freezing Missouri night you loan me your jacket

I clothe you and unclothe you as if you were my child

Dressed in a white and grey fitted tank top with a matching pull over

I still put on your peach, turquoise, grey, white, and teal jacket

No jeans that's why I always see your brown wooden legs

You are my hiding spot in the game of hide and seek that I play with reality

Once I'm found I put my checkers piece back on the board and make a queen

Jumping over life's opposing pieces until I jump back into your arms

I sink into you like quick sand and the more I try to get out the harder it is

On stormy nights you hold me as I gaze out the window

Monday through Friday I abandon you when I least want to

I try to run back to you, but time always kidnap me before I get a chance

I'll be walking like a zombie with my eyes lower and tighter than a marijuana smoker until we meet again