Safe & Sound

Troubled Hubble

And I won't sleep with socks on,

I'm scared I might dream.

And I won't set my alarm clock,

I'm scared of its scream.

And did you know that sleeping in peace,

Is a condition of the weak?

I rest aggressively, restlessly and only in threes.

Dreams pass straight through my skull

And out my feet

Into the dead space of my home

Between the walls and under beds

Where it's fast, and safe, and sound asleep

And unaware of any threat

And did you know that inspiration strikes at 3AM?

I'm blessed. I'm cursed.

I'll write it down before I fall asleep again

Dreams pass straight through my skull and out my feet.

In the middle of the night

I'm floating outside

At the edge of my driveway,

I'm glowing in the moonlight

And I'm thinking about my neighbors

All asleep in the same way

Atop a second story staircase

In the distance there's a train saying that,

Travels can be made by the sleeping or awake,

And your medicine will help clear the fear from your veins,

And your bones no longer ache

And your walls no longer cave

Your breathing gets deeper

When your bodies are safe.