poetry

under mosquito netting

under mosquito netting

inside the sheer wisp of fine netting
each outside light goes stretched and starburst
until sleep lets us surrender
to a false sense of safety

we enter and our mindset shifts
waking >> sleeping
apprehensive >> accepting
everyday >> romantic
common >> exotic
exposed >> protected
(partially)

each time I tug one gap closed
another springs in its place
impossible to fully close out
jungle