Fireflies

Invisible, inviting visions linger

The swirl of smoke looks like her slender body

I see everything in frames now

Golden, gilded, rippled edges wave goodnight

Light sleeper, what's keeping you from waking?

The shallow stare has said it all

Cold dark face reminds me of the night we learned to smoke

Fireflies at our lips

37 years until I show my face again

Steal this moment, make it worth saving

Light sleeper, what's keeping you from waking?

The shallow stare has said it all

Choke down the clouds that cloud your head now

It would make my gloomy day

Where ever you are, you've stayed far away for too long

The clocks are flipping on their backs

Don't stay too late, I'll fizzle and fade

A statue of stoned beliefs, a monument

To monumental dying thoughts

Let the currents take us where they will

From this hill I can see a world unfold before me

I'm brooding on the broken nights

I break each sentence like a limb, like a limb

This is my exit

I storm out stage left

It'll feel like I left you

So long ago

These arms will bleed, I'll be waiting

I'll be waiting with wishful elation

Light sleeper, you could make my gloomy day

Make this moment worth saving