in the middle of sleep
eyes back and forth
and back
slow breath
fast dreams
i could hear a tiny song
i knew it, it was special to me
and when i woke up
i couldn't remember the notes
i had forgotten the tune
i tried closing my eyes again
real tight
i squeezed them so tight
my eyelashes melted together
i needed to hear it just one more time
i wanted it to crawl back in my ear and stay forever
though
i knew it would only ever live
in the middle of sleep
when my eyes moved back and forth
and i breathed so slow
and my dreams were so fast.
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