Comfort in Tiles

I was in a state contiguous to wakefulness
far longer than I really understood.
The science test seemed mostly made of wood
I had mismeasured,
and I had no ruler to help me with the answers.
Long after I should have 
I staggered from my bed to find relief
(ha ha)
in the lighted island bathroom
where the tiles were reassuring.
We are so solid, they said;
you don't need to fear those phantoms.
Take Tylenol. Soon you will sleep
and the test will be taken by someone else--
more competent, perhaps, but you at least
will be in dark, and happy.

August 23 2014