Sometimes You Tell Me You Love Me
While You’re Sleeping
written by: Aleathia Drehmer
You fall asleep with your hand
on my ribcage, the warmth
of you sinking into my bones
until it is almost unbearable.
The weight of your hand
touches
the weight of mortality.
Somewhere in your subconscious
you need the rhythm of my breathing
to know I’ll still be there
in the morning.
Aleathia Drehmer was the creator and editor of Durable Goods: The Missouri Collective which featured poetry from high school students affected by trauma. Aleathia is the author of seven chapbooks and currently has three collections of poetry available: We Don’t Get to Write the Ending (Roadside Press), Looking for Wild Things (Impspired), and Layers of Half-Sung Hymns (Cajun Mutt Press). Her forthcoming chapbook, Little Graveyards is available in the summer 2025 on Roadside Press.
Latest posts by Aleathia Drehmer (see all)
- Sometimes You Tell Me You Love Me - November 13, 2025
- Berthe Morisot Child in the Hollyhocks, 1881 - July 14, 2025
- Unflinching - April 2, 2025
