Close your eyes.

And imagine.

 

A perfect night before the alarm comes off.

 

When the morning comes, nothing is good.

～only until my eyes close.

 

And sometimes. . .

～I feel like death is better—

Death. . .

To sleep in an endless trance

～forever,

Is a dream.

 

The dream of peace and love,

～blazing hot like a blue fire so hot it’s freezing—

The blue snakes slithering up slowly.

Steadily.

Higher and higher—

Though it’s warming, I forget that it burns.

 

It might only last one second,

But it gives me power.

～Power for the rest of my day,

Even if it’s just a fantasy or a nightmare—

～brutal, sweet, and bitter.

 

Here, Time is under my control—

～stopping and playing at my will.

 

Then the light came,

And woke me up,

～woke me up to the real world.

 

Now open your eyes,

To be exposed.

 

And I’m falling. . .

Down into my shadow. . .

～Into the joys, sorrows, tragedies, fears, and loves. . .

Of life,

All come back to me.

 

And I wish I had never opened my eyes,

Until the black moon triumphs over

The sun and swallows the stars,

～when I finally fall into a luminous sleep,

Where nothing goes wrong and I will always be safe.