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Asleep

by Agnes Poetry

on Unrest (2022)

So now it's come down to this
Serpents tongue and dying hiss
Boring towns and boring times
Lullaby unwary minds

Wait for me!
Don't go!
You know I can't sleep with my eyes closed
But I can see you fall

And if it's only a game
Then why so dark?
Not even a spark
Or a laugh
Or a tear

Retreating sounds
The last goodnights
Before the lights go out
Are called

To sleep without a night light just
Isn't sleep at all

Retreating sounds
The last goodnights
Before the lights go out
Are called

To sleep without a night light just
Isn't sleep at all

I'm lost
In the voice of your mind
I'm paralyzed by a thousand shattered laughs
And a million broken smiles

So cry
Cry yourself to sleep
Dream of many moons
And starlit skies you'll never see

Retreating sounds
The last goodnights
Before the lights go out
Are called

To sleep without a night light just
Isn't sleep at all

So now it's come down to this
Serpents tongue and dying hiss
Boring towns and boring times
Lullaby unwary minds

Retreating sounds
The last goodnights
Before the lights go out
Are called

To sleep without a night light just
Isn't sleep at all

Wait!
Don't go...
My...
Eyes...
Closed...