how often have I lain awake
thinking of him thinking of home
of whom thinking will not bring
have I lain asleep and then awake
where is home with him
if not then with whom
the streetlamp how often
and cobbles of home
old trolley tracks of sleep
thinking will not bring
its harbor have I lain
an ancient city past thinking
as a child first home
in leafy pollen asleep
thinking of merchants awake
how often have I lain
the edge of town with him
if not here where then