Lullaby - Judy Blank

It’s getting close to 6:05

I’m staring at the dawn’s clean light

While you’re peaceful in dreams

I come apart at the seams

Hoping that they save your life

Your heart is a centrifuge;

Rhythm raining down on you

Don’t be so alarmed

They mean you no harm

Just do what they’re telling you

Sometimes in the setting sun

It’ll feel like it’s all gone wrong

All you’ll see in my ghost

The lump in your throat;

A temple of siren’s song

It sounds like a lullaby

Hear the whispers when you close your eyes

Don’t fall for its call

Don’t feel guilty at all

If all you do is wait up all night

Am I the ghost in your picture frame

Or the mark on your camera lens?

What truly is better, that I’m with you forever

Or that I’m in a peaceful place?

Sometimes in the setting sun

It’ll feel like it’s all gone wrong

When you look in the mirror

There’s nothing but fear

No-one to rely upon

That’s when you’ll find me