<heringer's "when i was old enough to put myself to bed">
2002-11-29.12:02 a.m.


when i was old enough to put myself to bed
leeann heringer


i would pick my way
through the shards of
broken dishes that lined the floor
and lie down between my parents,
hoping that the alcohol
singing in their blood
would seep beneath my skin
and i would sleep
rocked by the temporary truce
of their steady snores



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