Awake

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Awake

At night
pretending to sleep            feigning?

the sound of running water
in the bathroom sink

a crack of light
comes through the door--
her shadow flitting across it      passing?

shouldn't the above be the second stanza?  that is, she'd pass by before the bathroom sounds begin?

wet sounds
struggled slippery sounds      agree with Tiger about these two lines
like stretching rubber
and the constant downpour of water    would it be constant?  someone using it would interrupt the "downpour" at moments
cutting into the sink

and then the knob turned with a squeak
and then the light flicked off
and then the door closed with a creak           sounds better to me without the repetition of "and then"

and then the little boy would sleep

Good to see you back.
TqB