Coping Methods

You wake up
rub your eyes
look around
groan in disorientation

She wakes up
Extends her arms
You see her staring at you from the edge of your peripheral
Time for that conversation

She tells you to calm down
You tell her to be silent

She says what your mind needs is some peace
You say, ‘Why would I want that in my mind?
Are you out of yours?’


You go to sleep
and never wake up
She wakes up to a body
and never goes to sleep
Instead of resting the torn body of a mourner
She continues to weep