let her sleep

he wakes her early

but her dreams still have her

like she fell asleep in a pumpkin patch

and the soft, curling green tendrils

have grown around her mind

found purchase

and don't want to let go.

he talks to her

but she is hearing someone else.

someone 

back where the moon hangs in the sky 

like the cheshire cat's smile.

so he

will have

to wait.

(art by Paulina Cassidy, purchase here.)

dream girl

if only you knew me
when i am asleep
i think you'd like me more

i kiss you harder
and softer and longer
and can tell what i'm kissing you for

when i'm asleep
the colors are brighter
but the rules seem a hazier gray

and i'm flirtier and funnier
my personality's sunnier
and it's always a crazier day

the funny thing is
i'm not typically skinnier
i think i'm the same general me

but for whatever reason
(i didn't think i was inhibited?)
i'm the person i wish i could be

i think you'd like me better
if you knew me in my sleep
at least, i know i like me better that way

if you could come with me
into my lucid dream world
i'd be happy to sleep through the day