From 3b37989606c44902d90a3723e197d8c318a302bf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Case Duckworth Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2015 13:47:42 -0700 Subject: Change verse lines '$' -> '^| ' --- in-bed.txt | 162 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------------- 1 file changed, 81 insertions(+), 81 deletions(-) (limited to 'in-bed.txt') diff --git a/in-bed.txt b/in-bed.txt index 300891f..ec57501 100644 --- a/in-bed.txt +++ b/in-bed.txt @@ -10,131 +10,131 @@ project: ## I -I hear [the rats][] run \ -in the walls like water \ -through a tree. My blood +| I hear [the rats][] run +| in the walls like water +| through a tree. My blood -thickens. As I dream \ -the masturbation dream \ -the shelf above my bed +| thickens. As I dream +| the masturbation dream +| the shelf above my bed -falls covering me in \ -dirt and decaying beetles. \ -[I see my reflection is headless][]. +| falls covering me in +| dirt and decaying beetles. +| [I see my reflection is headless][]. ## II -When the waves stop \ -[and the moon grins down][] \ -to overtake me: the car +| When the waves stop +| [and the moon grins down][] +| to overtake me: the car -ran up the street that night \ -when you were nearly \ -molested in your neighbor's house: +| ran up the street that night +| when you were nearly +| molested in your neighbor's house: -is this why we don't have \ -neighbors? For this the trees \ -[rot only for us][]? +| is this why we don't have +| neighbors? For this the trees +| [rot only for us][]? ## III -I woke screaming and you \ -came to sit next to me. I felt \ -my eyes were open too wide +| I woke screaming and you +| came to sit next to me. I felt +| my eyes were open too wide -that I could not shut them \ -from the horror movie sitting \ -on your lap in the easy chair +| that I could not shut them +| from the horror movie sitting +| on your lap in the easy chair -in the dream the other dream \ -in the living room under \ -the tree. Why do I feel guilty? +| in the dream the other dream +| in the living room under +| the tree. Why do I feel guilty? ## IV -I wake up in a pool of water \ -[closed over me like an eyelid][]. \ -There is no longer comfort +| I wake up in a pool of water +| [closed over me like an eyelid][]. +| There is no longer comfort -in staring at the ceiling. \ -Its pitch blackness beckons \ -into a future of blankness. +| in staring at the ceiling. +| Its pitch blackness beckons +| into a future of blankness. -My body lay still quaking. \ -My mind is chained fast \ -to the beating of my heart. +| My body lay still quaking. +| My mind is chained fast +| to the beating of my heart. ## V -I sit up slowly creaking. \ -I find myself alone buried \ -[in an ocean][]. Far off +| I sit up slowly creaking. +| I find myself alone buried +| [in an ocean][]. Far off -[there is an eagle][] flying \ -toward me. She lands on \ -my knee and lays an egg. +| [there is an eagle][] flying +| toward me. She lands on +| my knee and lays an egg. -I think *not this again* \ -something I've never \ -thought in my life. +| I think *not this again* +| something I've never +| thought in my life. ## VI -I think *not this again* \ -something I've never \ -thought in my life. Not +| I think *not this again* +| something I've never +| thought in my life. Not -after losing my car keys \ -in the easy chair. Not after \ -scratching myself on a branch. +| after losing my car keys +| in the easy chair. Not after +| scratching myself on a branch. -Not after finding the thing \ -in your dresser drawer that \ -night. [I remember you suddenly.][] +| Not after finding the thing +| in your dresser drawer that +| night. [I remember you suddenly.][] ## VII -[You run through me \ -like rats][rats] down an alley. \ -You are in my [blood][]. +| [You run through me +| like rats][rats] down an alley. +| You are in my [blood][]. -You scared me once \ -remember? Jumped out \ -of the bathroom door. +| You scared me once +| remember? Jumped out +| of the bathroom door. -I fell screaming onto \ -the linoleum. Did you \ -apologize? Did you need to? +| I fell screaming onto +| the linoleum. Did you +| apologize? Did you need to? ## VIII -The ocean that surrounds me \ -creaks like a rocking \ -cradle. Your face bright +| The ocean that surrounds me +| creaks like a rocking +| cradle. Your face bright -as the moon at eclipse \ -and as [red][]. Low song \ -my tide stretching +| as the moon at eclipse +| and as [red][]. Low song +| my tide stretching -to the horizon. Ripples \ -on the surface belie \ -something bigger beneath. +| to the horizon. Ripples +| on the surface belie +| something bigger beneath. ## IX -In bed I am alone for \ -the only time. In bed \ -I am a grown man. +| In bed I am alone for +| the only time. In bed +| I am a grown man. -Below the blankets I \ -know you for who you are. \ -In bed I see your face +| Below the blankets I +| know you for who you are. +| In bed I see your face -pressed against the window. \ -I look out and see you \ -and I am not afraid. +| pressed against the window. +| I look out and see you +| and I am not afraid. [the rats]: last-bastion.html [I see my reflection is headless]: deathstrumpet.html -- cgit 1.4.1-21-gabe81