Here is poem 2 from
PoeWar's 30 Poems in 30 Days challenge:
Why?
Why? I wonder, eyelids still glued shut,
Hanging on still to the last molecules of the
Dream that now lingers somewhere in the foggy distance
The warmth of my husband surrounding me
I reach back for some vestige of dreamland
Grasp at it with a butterfly net
Hear the kittens pawing at the door
Mewing to explore
Jackhammer sounds outside the window
Screaming as it decimates cement
“I’m the boss!”
People shout downstairs
People stomp about upstairs
I pull the cover over my head
Trying to escape into some silent cocoon
“I love you” is whispered into my ear
I realize I’ve been holding my breath
When air escapes my lungs
And I remember what it’s all for
