Submissions by Dunbar

I must have been asleep
for days
between the shadows and the light rays
because I missed
your ruby lips; the way we kissed

and I missed your thighs, wrapped around me
looking up at the stars
as your mascara dripped
and fell to earth
between the heat of our kisses

and when I'm with you
I can feel time
itself, pulse between the sheets
as the heat of your ankles
disappears
between my eyes

till the world becomes
a single grain
of sand

and nothing remains

Begin at the center, begin with your inner voice
and learn to live
in the echo chamber, that is your mind

Become acquainted
with the voice you hear speaking to you
and do not become frightened
at the prospect
of finding no one at home

If you should encounter silence there
give a knock or two, on the chamber door
and wait

If after a long pause, you should encounter silence again
give way to it
and let the blooming of the silence
push the entire world
away from you

Drink the silence in, like amniotic...