If you get well
what will keep you
up at night
maybe the thought
of you
maybe my hand
upon your cheek
barren
by the lack
of tears
like the drought
that has consumed me
I'll bring you water
I'll quench your thirst
let us become one
in this moment
and swallow life
in great gulps
as I sit beside
your bed
and think
to younger days
when nights
were longer
and mornings
were bright
and Death
was not
staring me
down.
Jake St. John spends his nights in a cabin on the edge of the woods. He is the author of several collections of poetry including Night Full of Diamonds (Whiskey City Press, 2021), Snow Moon (Holy & Intoxicated Publications, 2019) and Lost City Highway (A Jabber Publication, 2019). His poems have appeared in print and online journals around the world.
Jenn Knickerbocker is a writer, a mother, and a teacher. You can find her on a forest path or sitting fireside during her free time.
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