Drunk – I pin my hands between the back of my head
and the moist grass; my palms and fingers
as my pillow for the night.
Drunk – You, devastated by someone else, dream
soft and warm on my nervous chest.
Drunk – I stave off sleep to watch over you
under the gaze of the moon and stars,
all the while convincing myself
that my hands are at the best place
they should be.
Karlo Sevilla of Quezon City, Philippines is the author of three poetry collections: Metro Manila Mammal (Soma Publishing, 2018), You (Origami Poems Project, 2017), and Outsourced!... (Revolt Magazine, 2021). His poems appear or are forthcoming in Philippines Graphic, DIAGRAM, Small Orange, Dissident Voice, Openwork, Bluepepper, The Minison Zine, NINSHAR Arts, and elsewhere.
Featured image by Jules Bañgate.
