Your Imaginary Friend

Simple and small,

almost alone.

Curled up in a ball

with a tin can phone

tied to a twist

leading outside

and into the mist

where the shadows hide.

Maybe when you're gone

we'll gladly take your place.

You're so nicely drawn.

We like your face and

we want to be your imaginary friend,

want to be your imaginary friend.

When you were young

you knew us well.

The cat had your tongue,

so you could not yell

when you were cross.

All you could do

was call it a loss,

though this was not true.

We've since disappeared.

That is, until tonight

when you turn out the light

and everything stands still.

The wind's direction shifts

and makes the curtains lift...

and you see us on the sill.

Every word that you've learned,

Every wish that you've burned,

Every single strand of hair in your head,

Every book that you've read:

We love you this much.

We want to be your imaginary friend,

want to be your imaginary...

friend