Avery

I measured time with rope and string. I found the same things
Back when I had counted days by coffee rings.
I traveled wide with hopeful dreams. I found the same things
Back when I sat in a daze, so I cut the string
Silently.

My lifelong dream is to sleep.
My lifelong dream is to sleep.

I opened doors with guarantees. I found the same things
Back when I tried to deny the mystery.
I breathed in wind, wind from the sea. I found the same things
Back when I had lived inside my covering
Silently.

My lifelong dream is to sleep,
But urgency has proved me wrong.
My lifelong dream is to sleep,
But I've been sleeping all along.

- afm