she was never asleep
but the others all were
it was best not to
awaken them, frighten them
they knew nothing else
had nothing else
only this constant rest
nothing other than this state
of blissful unknowing
she pretended to snooze
well enough as she could
they couldn’t know that
she was awake, never sleeping
because she would lose
her bed forever
6/18/19
Bookish Behavior 