When midnight comes
dig down and excavate
the hypogeum
below the heart,

that sacred space
deepest in you
you can only find
by building it.

Touch nothing there—
just the ground
you stretch out on.

Everything else down there
is not for you
but only for your sleep,
language and landscape.

By doing nothing
your work is done.
Sleep tight. Sleep bright.

15 November 2020