02. The Oneironaut

I've lived a long time,

Longer than you would know

It's the dark behind my eyelids that

Hush this starving throat

So as I dive deep into

The abyss below,

My uncanny fantasies

Take form and begin to show

In this invented realm

I have the chance to rehearse all of my lines

And as time never bends

I can remain here beyond my life

I emerge from the ink

To nearer geometry

And light cascades on this

Deplored version of "me"

Now with timid feet

And a script behind my teeth

My proposal falls apart once you

Respond to my speech

You said, "Your vain repetitions will

Never convince me to turn around."

To strengthen your prose

You need to soak in all of the new sounds

Well, someone said life's not a race

And if you need to slow down that is okay

But it seems like every minute I saved

From every cigarette I never smoked is dwindling anyway

But if you think you can capture the world,

Be my guest