because exhaustion makes me even better than usual at pretending
if i could look straight
into your eyes right now
and say each word
clear deliberate
intentionally enunciated
expressly for your ears
and heart and soul
only
i love you
i could close my eyes
finally
and have the sweetest
goodest dreams
so if you dare
close your eyes
for just a moment
and pretend you
feel it too
me drifting drifty
off to sleep