she's asleep now

by nooshin azadi

illustration by rhoda penmarq

. she's asleep now tired the golden dome is spinning pilgrims are ignorant i go home the subway is crowded they are always there i didn't buy anything it was not expensive it was cheap very cheap never mind the glitters she's asleep now tired he was playing it beautifully we paused to listen a pumpkin plant in the war front i take its picture i walked all the way home they are everywhere the headers lie we talked and talked the cats ran after us nobody listens keep right  keep right i go straight starry night blue tiles blue tiles the whirling trees never mind the glitters she's asleep now tired i crossed out the misspelled word we laughed they are everywhere nobody listens the dome is spinning pilgrims are ignorant i go straight starry night blue tiles blue tiles she's asleep now .