CVassar Poets - Alan Dubow

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I SLEEP IN CATHEDRALS
I sleep in cathedrals
Where ceilings are high
Allowing the space
For my soul to rise
Without escaping

I sleep in cathedrals
And wander the streets
I can't go home
There's no place for me
Now that you're gone

I sleep in cathedrals
To make it easier
For you to find me
We are only together now
When you visit my dreams

I sleep in cathedrals
Houses of hope
The place that allows me
To leave despair at the door
So I can rest

I sleep in cathedrals
And pray for relief
From all the regret
Of what I failed to say
When you were here

I sleep in cathedrals
Or I don’t sleep at all
I sleep in cathedrals
Because I can no longer
Sleep beside you

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