3 am

the velvet knight
living in an unintended escape
it seems everyone else is asleep
what do they see?

i see the light on the ceiling from the cracks in the shutters
i hear the rain, a steady trill outside
and i feel the inside of my chest is blackness.

this velvet dream
is keeping me awake
life is not so easy now, nor will it ever be
what lies in sleep if not the dream?

i see the shimmering leaves' shadows on the brick wall
i hear the rain, around my feet
and i know you are sleeping behind those closed doors

do i turn your mind velveteen?
smooth and luxurious
and keeping you awake at night?
your eyelids are heavy.

i see the beams spread wings out both way from lampposts
i am the rain, and
i feel this tempest of emotion is going to wreck me

my velvet knight
my crimson king
my violet temptation
if i were to sleep, i would lose you now

my mind holds fast to you,
and what purpose does sleep hold
when you are my only dream?