3 AM
unable to stop
staring at the constellations
lining your upper back
calculating when Mercury
will turn retrograde
scattering the zodiacs
into transit
I’m hesitant
to fully wake
from this hard mattress
and say goodbye
to follow
my arm’s freckle configuration
that still holds your body against mine
Muffled screams
grievances bellow
all the lights turn on
at the crack house next door.