REM Tonight

19 Oct 93

         REM Tonight

Pillows in my face and
My thoughts splay before me
With no one beside me -
Yeah, maybe that's why.

I'm trying not to harangue
These crisscrossing sections
Of long-dead reflections -
Just let 'em go by.

Pulses in my head and
My sure hands are aching
With long breaths painstaking,
My eyes open wide.

I'm trying to outcount the
Clock but it's tireless;
No, can't drift to dreamless -
I've already tried.

Thought maybe you needed a sounding board,
Love-touched, rubbed much, and felt adored -
I'll send you to sleep, and at the worst
You'll have to stop by heaven first.