Jan 2018
i don't want to fall
asleep tonight
not since i've been
dreaming like this
kidnapped
wrapped in plastic
shrink wrap
and forced to chew
on razorblades
last night i was
in jail but it might
have been a mental institute
halfway locked up
halfway on parole
hiding the fact
i had to be back in
my barred room
before the clock
struck noon
i don't want to fall
asleep tonight
even if i leave
the light on
asleep tonight
not since i've been
dreaming like this
kidnapped
wrapped in plastic
shrink wrap
and forced to chew
on razorblades
last night i was
in jail but it might
have been a mental institute
halfway locked up
halfway on parole
hiding the fact
i had to be back in
my barred room
before the clock
struck noon
i don't want to fall
asleep tonight
even if i leave
the light on
copyright 1/29/18 b. e. mccomb
