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the room smells like orange
peels and roses
and I’m having some trouble
falling asleep
on Wednesday
Tuesday
and Saturday

I’m having some trouble
falling asleep
with an orange in my mouth
and a rose behind my ear
but I keep them there
I keep them there
to stay awake
for a little while longer

hardcoded in digital flowers
and I can barely see
through the smoke
barely hear
through the sound of my feet
on the carpet
in the early morning hours
but I stay awake a little
little while longer

it’s the night air
and the slow crawl of the moon

I can’t keep my eyes open

and I’m swallowing rose petals