The Beast

I dream of dreams of celestial mothers

Drinking coffee next to you

Their glassy veils protect you from the weather

They weave your hair with beads of blue

But I speak the words of my bitter brothers

Of being whole away from you

Their jagged edges clump together

And form the poison that I spew

And I don't remember much anymore

Just my head between your hands

And that bracelet on your wrist

That night I said I 'll be there for evermore

But then I had to leave, just to please the beast

That stands beside me all the time

And is asking for your blood or my misery

I dream the dreams of someone other

The people in them have your eyes

I climb aboard my swollen head

To catch a glimpse of what they said

And I speak those words to countless people

I think they are you in disguise

And I don't remember much anymore

Just my head between your hands

And that bracelet on your wrist

That night I said I 'll be there for evermore

But then I had to leave, just to please the beast

That stands beside me all the time

And is asking for your blood or my misery