Behold the sleeping giant Laid out before me like a feast Watch the curtain pull back Rays of dawn coursing forth The vaulted sky streaked with the waking dreams Cities made of mist Countries populated by restless wonds Through the restless eyes shifting beneath heavy lids Painted with all the possibilities that life brings Feel that burning skyline Crack open the chambers of sleep And release crackling thoughts into the air To coalesce and crystallize with actions Only to return to that unconscious life once more