Dreams/Pax/Nepenthe

In a dream I had last night

The carousels were stopping

The horses had stopped rocking

Someone said, "How shocking"

And in the concrete street, the rain was falling

All over Susan

As she was crying

A kitten stepped upon the keys

While I composed this song

It held a note too long

And made a chord sound wrong

And somewhere in my mind, the dark was waiting

For Susan's laughter

And shortly after

Someone asked me why my eyes were shining

Smoggy, I replied quite gaily

They all nodded knowingly

Then I walked around the house

To get the last words straight

Eternity must wait

I'll be a little late

And I can see the cobweb shadows falling

All over Susan

Like lacquered lace

All over Susan's face