I dreamt that you drowned

when the river got full

your mother came out

she’s calling your name

to get back in the house

swimming out late

watching the stars sinking into the waves

you feeling okay?

ask me again but I can’t explain

even if the dark doesn’t scare you

promise to be careful

comfort shouldn’t be this unfamiliar

I just want you to be cared for

lay your head down

eyes on the door

if you want me around

what are you waiting for?

even if the dark doesn’t scare you

promise to be careful

comfort shouldn’t be this unfamiliar

I just want you to be cared for

(I just wanted to be cared for)

don’t wake me up

I’m still sleeping

I dream of sun

to survive

angelic host

are slow moving

and this sickly form

is still mine for now

but I’ve seen the gun

and your meaning

no reverence for

a small life

we’re swiftly born

to see beauty

and simply go

when it’s time

we’re swiftly born

and simply go

in the north field

midnight’s a fever dream

august reveals

ibis and evergreen

following the full moon

in the light of day

follow if you want to

and we don’t have to say

a word

let the light steal

across the shallow creek

shadows conceal

a home inside the reeds

what was the point of

all this dreaming?

tell me marie

are you content to

keep believing

that you broke free?

did you stay there while

I kept asking

where you could be?

is it a comfort that

we’re past it?

in the north field

midnight’s a fever dream