it's 3 a.m. and my mind is wandering
to thoughts of you and death
but mostly what happens after them
some mornings i wake up and remember i'm alive
but i'm never sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing
because when i'm lying in bed with tears in my eyes
i think about how beautiful it would be to just fall asleep and never wake up again
but if only it was that easy
because when i'm lying in bed with you
i think about the color of your eyes or the creases in your lips or how your skin feels pressed against my own
because when i'm lying in bed with my blankets wrapped tight around me
i think about the darkness surrounding and how at any minute it could cave in and reclaim my life as it's own
but then again
i'm never sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing
Poet Douglas Kearney and composer/producer/drummer Val Jeanty link up for a a compelling LP that feels like the written word come to life. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 30, 2021