Somnambulism

 

Are you checking on me?

Will you please check, 

To see if I'm sleeping 

Or awake? You, yes, you!

The one with fogged glasses,

On a cold, winter morning,

Peaking behind the school gates,

To see who's gossiping about you.

Putting your ear to the door,

Devouring words and secrets,

Like Manchow soup, slurping 

Away your impefections,

Behind that robber's mask,

Covered with dollar signs and gods.   

Will you please pinch my arm?

Shake me up with your famous 

Long handed slap, pull my hair,

So I jump out of my stupor.

I'm 16 going on 17,

So many pills my love,

Even Alice would believe 

A horny rabbit was real. 

So why blame me?

I'm here, I'm not here.

I'm a shoe, I'm so cavalier.

I can astral project myself 

Into your dreams, but I can't 

For the life of me,

Learn how to stay awake.

Hold my hand, and pull be back.

I'm still pushing this body ahead.

Keep this testosterone filled

Afghani pride thing going on.

Thread in a needle, I still try 

I whack my own ass, 

Squeeze it, drag it, squat it, brag it.

But what do I know about feeling anymore?

I left my heart out in the rain and snow.

Let it shrivel in the sun for too long.

Now it's a dried up raisin,

It's a fermented can of worms.

But my body won't give up.

Cat with the nine lives.

Asleep, awake. Dreaming of heaven 

In a crazy little thing called hell.

Chicken lollypops and caffeine.

Who knows where we'll be next spring?

The world is going to war, but we 

Live in thought bubbles, merging 

From a distance, till we write our Epilogue.

'Are you okay? Can I be your Daddy?'

'I'm Xena the warrior princess,

I eat balls for afternoon tea.'

I'm hitting snooze again.

God, I just love procrastination.

I want someone to gently tell me.

Hey, baby, it's time to get up.

So I could sleep some more.

And then feel alive some more.

Time lost is sweet time gained.

Buttered toasts smell best,

At night, not in the day.

Wake me up before you go-go
Don't leave me hanging on like a yo-yo.