When the night deepens, she returns.
I did not come here well-rested.
I came here between breaths —
when the night wouldn’t release me,
and the Muses refused to leave me alone. Step softly. They are already awake.
I came here between breaths —
when the night wouldn’t release me,
and the Muses refused to leave me alone. Step softly. They are already awake.
she holds the hours the world forgets
In the quiet behind thought, she waits.