In dark I perceive soundless steps
shifting restlessly
rustling of clothes.
gentle tapping on the window
a shadow floats.
I don’t know if I was moving myself
trampling sleep.
Persistent insomnia sometimes creates
strange images.
Heart will toss the words in silence
and I will lit the blue flame in stillness.
That skimpy memory of a half-burned
corpse in a smoked room
haunts me. I carry the imprint of
violence in nerves, throbbing.
A riot of bright color in bougainvillaea
will wake me up in the morning.
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I would like to translate this poem
Malibu is up in flames. Denver is getting snow. Crazy/mixed-up world. Insomnia feeds that [notion/delusion] with its removal from reality. Heart will toss the words in silence and I will lit the blue flame in stillness. .. ... . .. . . ... . enjoyed, sjg