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every waking is a shock
as if sleep is forgetting

four-something if i'm lucky
and adrenaline everywhere

sitting on the bed edge
sorting which splintered ghosts are real
and which are real, but dreamt

reassembling myself
because

i'm not sure
habit, i suppose

monsters were no easier
when they were under the bed
than now they share my skin

though as a kid
i wasn't afraid to ask for help
and still believed it could come

Thanks @FrostPoem - early.

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