On the Eve
maybe it’s
Christmas
but can’t sleep
past four days
just me and the moon
or maybe it’s the ginseng
of late
that could be it
nothing else new
or maybe it’s the pepper flakes
think I added too much to the egg rolls
forget how many I ate
so that could be it
nah, think it’s the ginseng
supposed to give ‘ya energy
actually didn’t think it was doing much at all
but here I am
WIDE AWAKE
or maybe it’s Christmas
and the thought of Santa
sitting there behind plexi
waving his hand …
yeah, that could be it
TL