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A vapor trail
Forming in the dark glow
Of the room’s electric haze

Bumps and knocks sound lightly
In the night’s omnipotence
The blood pulsates rhythmically

Sleep is elusive in the vesper
A dull ringing in the chest cavity
The hallway illuminates

Someone is always awake
Is it I
Lumbering toward morning

Or are we all sleeping in shifts
Checking in on one another
To ensure we’re not asleep

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