Flame

Is a dream the night when sleep won’t come
the day after the day after
nightmare existence
shadow candle flame
Drifted off with...
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Is a dream the night when sleep won’t come
the day after the day after
nightmare existence
shadow candle flame
Drifted off with a pen in my vein
awoke with needles in my eyes
Blood is a hard master

Flame

Pushing words away
lest they eat my sleep
become the only part of me
devour those golden hours
which amount to the rest of me
Yes, away with dreams and all that seems
possessed to make an end of me

Anesthesia is an art
to which I would at once lay claim
a shallow grave divided
I tend to lie between
some token awareness
consciousness
Which came first
the egg or the bean
Blackout describes best-held dreams

I lit a candle to threaten stars
No one laughs in this wayward place
Would someone put out the light
stop this ringing in my ears
I am not afraid of night
but see what is done in the light of day
Please, don’t take my candle away

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