that book on the shelf, <br />the one you've forgotten, <br />waiting in silence, <br />untouched and unread. <br />the crack in the window, <br />rainwater seeps through. <br />the lamp by the table, <br />you never turn on. <br />the axe in the corner, <br />covered by shadows and web. <br />the limbs ripped from the tree, <br />blown by the storm. <br />that old photograph album, <br />pictures yellowed by time. <br />the guitar in the closet, <br />waiting to be strung. <br />and the sound of the ocean, <br />in the shell you never pick up. <br />the skin left by the snake, <br />clouds that cover the moon. <br />the letter you never opened, <br />the ring in the drawer... <br />my heart on the pillow, <br />you never sleep on!<br /><br />Eric Cockrell<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/you-never-sleep-on/
