Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Not Quite What I Meant

My favorite sheets are cotton;

One set’s yellow, one is blue.

They feel as cool and crisp as they

First did when they were new.

 

They’re covered in fish swimming.

(They are skipjack, I was told,

Or at least what was described online

From where the sheets were sold.)

 

It recently occurred to me

That when I go to sleep,

Although I wish I’d stay that way

And slumber long and deep,

 

I also should be careful for

It sounds like what my wish is

Could be slightly misinterpreted

As sleeping with the fishes!

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