Couch Gargoyles

Perched on each armrest Watching over me Scanning for movement So stoically Perched on each armrest Watching over me Scanning for movement So stoically Flashing eyes that gleam in the gloom Nothing escapes them within this room A steady diet of insects and scraps Not to mention the occasional rat They rumble in stereo when content Feed them regularly to cement An unnatural bond that can't be broken But to them I'm only a token Of a human realm that vaguely exists Their toxoplasma causes a cognitive shift Dander dancing in the air Everything is covered in hair When they sleep Upon my chest In the darkness They steal my breath When they sleep Upon my chest In the darkness They steal my breath Perched on each armrest Watching over me Scanning for movement So stoically Perched on each armrest Watching over me Scanning for movement So stoically Flashing eyes that gleam in the gloom Nothing escapes them within this room A steady diet of insects and scraps Not to mention the occasional rat They rumble in stereo when content Feed them regularly to cement An unnatural bond that can't be broken But to them I'm only a token Of a human realm that vaguely exists Their toxoplasma causes a cognitive shift Dander dancing in the air Everything is covered in hair When they sleep Upon my chest In the darkness They steal my breath When they sleep Upon my chest In the darkness They steal my breath