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Sleep (by Shaindel Beers)

Shaindel Beers
[photo: Evan Moodie Photography]

Sleep

They would scrawl their hate on my message board
nightly after you left—bitch, slut, cunt, whore,
never bothering to ask me the truth,
more fun to make up rumors of uncouth acts behind
closed doors. Why else would he slink
to her, all hours of the night? Who would think
without knowing your story of a lost
little boy, no parents—days of exhaustion
eighteen years later, afraid to sleep
alone, so sure history would repeat
itself. I'd hold you close, shhhshhh to keep
you quiet and feel eerily complete
with you, sound asleep, cradled on my chest.
Of all the gifts I've given, giving you sleep
was best.

* * *

"Sleep" is (c) 2009 by Shaindel Beers, used by permission of the author
and comes from her collection A Brief History of Time - by Salt Publishing

Enter here by 29 June 2009 to win a copy of her book:
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6135468.A_Brief_History_of_Time

Visit Shaindel Beers at http://www.redroom.com/author/shaindel-rebekah-beers
or on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/people/Shaindel-Beers/521563806

Read a Jesus Crisis interview with Shaindel Beers at
http://crisisblog.crisischronicles.com/2009/05/13/beers-to-you—poet-shaindel-visits-crisis-chronicles.aspx

Shaindel Beers' poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction have appeared in numerous journals and anthologies. She is currently an instructor of English at Blue Mountain Community College in Pendleton, Oregon, in eastern Oregon's high desert and serves as Poetry editor of Contrary (www.contrarymagazine.com). She hosts the talk radio poetry show Translated By, which can be found at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/onword.

Posted by Jesus Crisis at 5/13/2009 5:45 AM

Categories: 2000s, American, Writing, Beers (Shaindel)
Tags: A Brief History of Time Sleep Oregon American Poetry American Literature Shaindel Beers

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5/13/2009 9:14 AM Comments from Facebook wrote:

Charles Robert Hice , Jotare Dhaiba and 2 others like this.

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Ellen Backy at 10:04am May 13

John, That was excellent. I would really enjoy more of her. She has a deep understanding of the blows you can get in life while doing good, regardless of what it looks like, and the little truths people WANT to know. It was great. I did not try to leave a oomment, way behind, but there is so much to like about her read. I could go on, and on, and on:) Excellent I thought. Very deep those words. Power packed with those tones all women know about.

John Burroughs at 10:11am May 13

Thank you very much, Ellen! I greatly appreciate your comment, and I'm sure Shaindel will, too. ;)

I'm glad you like it, Chris! The hardest part was deciding which poem to include - since they're all so good. I will post another sometime in the next week. I highly recommend Shaindel's book.

Christina M. Brooks at 10:22am May 13

Cool.. thanks for the info on it.

John Burroughs at 1:49pm May 13

You're welcome!

I'm happy you like it, too, Cathi, Jotare and Charles. ;)

Amy Watson at 1:52pm May 13

Very nice~ had to wait until my lunch hour

John Burroughs at 1:58pm May 13

Thanks, Amy!

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5/13/2009 9:35 PM chris wrote:
Liked this .. It's avery touching poem.
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1. 5/14/2009 7:54 AM Jesus Crisis wrote:
  Thanks, Chris! This might be the shortest poem in her collection.
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5/14/2009 9:37 AM Aziz wrote:
Thanks for the information

regards,
http://azizampan.wordpress.com
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1. 5/14/2009 2:14 PM Jesus Crisis wrote:
  Thanks, Aziz!
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  1. 5/15/2009 10:46 AM Elena wrote:
    I just got "A Brief History of Time" and have read a few poems. I find them full of compassion for all those she writes about, dripping with a sadness at times, but very intimate in detail and care for humanity as she writes words embodying truth as she see it. I can relate to this.
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5/26/2009 11:53 PM Shaindel wrote:
Thank you so much for the wonderful comments, everyone! And for following along on my virtual book tour :-)
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1. 5/27/2009 4:15 AM Jesus Crisis wrote:
  Thank you, Shaindel!
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