My queen size bed with two pillows
the top one for my dreams
the lower one for my head
I have always slept on my right side
facing the sunset, the whales, a wish,
the fish boats, and the Japanese islands
dreaming west, absolute west
until I came across her in one of those dreams
I brought her to my bed
I gave her the top pillow and half of my sleep
I learned how to turn on my left side
facing the sunrise, the heat,
her eyes, the desert, and the great pyramid
dreaming east, absolute east
One night after a volcanic argument
I asked for my pillow
Since then I lie alone
sleepless on the equatorial line
facing my back
© 2009 Khaled KE Mahmoud
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