if i'm awake any longer
this night may be my last
i'll wait to see the sun

and then with the moon
i shall pass

if i'm awake any longer
say your goodbyes
suspended on a beam of clouded dust

a sad star
humming a sadder lullaby

if i'm awake any longer
i'm going to disappear
and with the howl of night

death will remove his sleeve
offering solace as we discuss an end to my *year