we sleep on floors

bed a place to rest
elbow holding up face
think about the birds, songs, secrets
a dead end job, grandparents,
stability.
we sleep on floors,
good for our backs
help us dream wildly
forgot quickly, pretend
comfort is not skin deep
but soul deep, i imagine this.
we sleep on floors
beds hard to lug from
rental unit to rental unit
if you don't have a truck.
my friend found a bed frame
on the sidewalk he walks
everyday to work.
what good luck, he says
it even has two drawers.
i'm still on the floor,
his ex girlfriend says
raising her beer, glad
to be.

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