i think you found out about death too early
another mistake in my litany
what i would not give to keep your happiness
yet the word is here in these pages
on our tongues
and the hours between sleep
shelter
and sing
your fingers move
across the keys of our piano
what can i do
to keep this fascination?
distract
lose races in sunlight to our shadows
paint patterns on boxes
when we run out of canvas
there are some days
when you forget the alphabet
and there are days when you act out
a policeman
shooting your stuffed animals dead
my eyes too drawn
to see these pieces of innocence
wither
you’ve begun to have bad dreams
a safe place
compromised
how could i let that happen?
shelter
and sing
shelter
distract
and dance
around the edges
of this poison that may have taken me
i wish i could explain
the right way
i play guitar not to lose myself
but to bring you to a place
of peace
please stay and hear
this song for your sleeping
hear the notes in these chords
when your eyes are shut
hoping the mind crafts wonder
not fear
shadowart 