I Almost Forgot This Poem Because I Fell Back To Sleep.

I woke this morning
before sunrise, startled; I
was dreaming, and then

I thought I heard you
calling to me. The room was
dark and silent; just

in case, I checked the
phone. It hadn't rung. For just
a moment, I thought

it was summer, or
the winter before. Then I
remembered that I

don't sleep with the phone
set on high volume any
more, ready to wake.

I let it vibrate,
wake me if it will. Still, I
don't sleep through the night.