DREAM OF LIFE

Eyes, wild
Hands grasping for ground
When the earth broke open
And the seawalls came down
I grieved the blue sky
As I watched it take flight
I fell into the earth
The slow creeping night
There were rocks on my chest
Far too heavy to grieve
Fog climbed the horizon
Like ghost ships on the sea

The sirens sang
As they all gathered 'round
The angels looked on
Their necks tilted down
It was the song that drew me
To the place where men drown
Lulled into slumber
To the cold, cold ground

I came upon my body
Where it lay on the ground
In the old gray stone
That had all toppled down
I took my hand, kneeling down
"You'll be alright," I said
Anyone can drown
Darkness is your fear, my dear
But it can also be your light
"Dinna fash yourself," old friend
'Tis only this dream of life.