Hibernation

When day and night race after one another When one engulfs the other, no longer ruling Over the thickening favour of time When they are undivided and complete Then you are asleep, away Away from the rushing footsteps that beat the concrete ground Trusting not to miss the morning train Away from the clattering crockery that greets the hungry workers On their daily break from unrequited ambitions Away from the laughter of that inebriated crowd Whose song lingers in the night, undying You are asleep Yet for you to dream is to walk, to eat, to drink And while you bathe in that unwavering warmth, sated and safe Your breath plays with the gentle motion of your heartbeat Out of the corner of your eye You see the burning thread of light To those who broke you, and left you for dead To those who fed you, with ghosts and guilt To those who disapprove, and are quick to blame You will no longer comply To those who demand you wake up, stand, move already Even to those who care for you, you owe nothing Dream away my love Until your strength is revealed, undivided and complete Out of the corner of your eye You see the burning thread of light Seeping its way through Out of the corner of your eye Whoever you are, will fall short of the standards Of the crows that fail east and west and pale compared to you Through mud, haze, wind and passion That is your song resounding, ever undying Through angers, losses, ambition, what you keep is your way Whoever you are will fall short of the standards Of the crows that fail east and west and pale compared to you Whoever you are will fall short of the standards Of the crows that fail east and west and pale compared to you