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Sandman’s Freight

TM Arko·February 16, 2019

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Sandman’s Freight

written by: TM Arko

When the sleep
Invades
My eyes
The sandman
Delivers
His freight
Upon
My lids
Until they
Drag down
Slipping
Into unconsciousness
Temporary death
Breathing death
Becomes
A dream
Of
Resurrection
At dawn’s
First light

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I live in the Pacific Northwest. A small community with farms and antique shops. Lots of rivers and lakes and these are some of the themes I like. I am a technical writer by trade so poetry offers me an escape from the more mundane industrial articles I work on day to day. I love music and am a classic rock fanatic. Love good books and stories too.

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