Gather Round, and: Sleep
2022; Johns Hopkins University Press; Volume: 15; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1353/thr.2022.0091
ISSN1939-9774
Autores Tópico(s)American Literature and Culture
ResumoGather Round, and: Sleep Cody Walker (bio) Gather Round If I hold my celadon cupup to the light, and if the cupreturns the light with what I might,were I less wary of wordplay,call interest, then I can carrythat surplus light throughout the day.What’s that, you say? Blather? There hegoes? Also: what of night? Oh, right. [End Page 188] Sleep 1 To wipe away the nonsense.Once I slept for eight long yearswhile listening to The Cars.I don’t remember the song. 2 It was probably “Let’s Go,”from the album Candy-O.So, 1979to ’87. All gone. 3 Then I woke up and Reaganwas president. I beganlistening mostly to Prince:“Strange Relationship,” “Hot Thing.” 4 “The only time I feel likea prisoner,” Prince half-laughed,“is when I think too much andcan’t sleep.” Prince (quiet). He left. 5 And I’m half-lumbering on,for Polly’s sake, the kids’ sake.Ric Ocasek was born inBaltimore, that old dreamland. [End Page 189] Cody Walker cody walker grew up in Baltimore and now lives in Ann Arbor. He’s the author of three poetry collections, including The Self-Styled No-Child (Waywiser Press, 2016). His work appears in The New York Times Magazine and The Best American Poetry. He directs the Bear River Writers’ Conference in Northern Michigan. Copyright © 2022 Cody Walker
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