Dreams/Pax/Nepenthe

In a dream I had last night
The carousels were stopping
The horses had stopped rocking
Someone said, «How shocking»
And in the concrete street, the rain was falling
All over Susan
As she was crying
A kitten stepped upon the keys
While I composed this song
It held a note too long
And made a chord sound wrong
And somewhere in my mind, the dark was waiting
For Susan’s laughter
And shortly after
Someone asked me why my eyes were shining
Smoggy, I replied quite gaily
They all nodded knowingly
Then I walked around the house
To get the last words straight
Eternity must wait
I’ll be a little late
And I can see the cobweb shadows falling
All over Susan
Like lacquered lace
All over Susan’s face