I wonder how we stay awake?
I’m lying down on my soft bed;
I simply never close my eyes.
Your moonlight filters through my blinds,
Crickets chirping into the night.
I wonder how we stay awake?
Cosmic dust settles inside my lungs.
Just thinking about the stars,
I simply never close my eyes.
Only to yearn for your soft touch,
A gentle caress on my skin.
I wonder how we stay awake?
I think of how he looks at me,
I know he sees me differently:
I simply never close my eyes.
How much do I need you now?
I’m wrong about you once again.
I wonder how we stay awake?
I simply never close my eyes.
Jordyn Slavic is a sophomore Writing and Publishing major from Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School. She’s been writing from a young age, and enjoys poetry and creative nonfiction.