Dance with me

Dance with me

Under stars of golden shine

Fill my evening with the wonder

Of a childhood lost to time

Sing to me of sweetness

Seduce me with your rhyme

Lull me to a world that

Only exists in the mind

Leave me to my dreaming

To this endless absent scene

Where life and death don't fight me

As I'm floating in between

A symphony of colour

Moving pictures left unseen

Then wake me with the sunrise

To a kiss of bitter caffeine

Hand me my last cigarette

And sit down next to me

Tell me what the morning shows

Tell me everything you see

Let the art of life overwhelm you

As you watch on silently

And love life back so purely

From this rusty balcony

Go and wake the kids up

Get them ready for the day

Murphy has his soccer game

And little Lily has ballet

Leave the house around noon

It's half an hour to Rose Bay

And Lily's dance class is in Redfern

You can drop her on the way

Feed the cats, and let out the dog

And kiss me before you leave

This winter's bite is cold and sharp

So wear something long sleeve

And while you're out, I'll sit here

In this world of make-believe

Retrieving little inspiration

Suffering stories unachieved

Message me when you get there

Though I likely won't reply

My art is calling me today

And the stakes are running high

But the sun is unkind to my canvas

And my paint is starting to dry

Yet divinity still evades me

And faulty art just won't get by

Grab dinner on the way home

And get me something too

My brain has turned for too long

And there's nothing I can do

But sit at this blank canvas

And hope for something new

As the chickets chirp for sunset

And the songbirds stop their coo

Don't talk to me when you get back

I've had a shitty day

If the kids try coming in here

Shoo them both away

I'm twitching in my fingers

And my hair is turning grey

When I stumble into bed tonight

Not a word you'll say

Just leave me to my dreaming

Let me toss and turn all night

My nightmares will not leave me

They put up the bigger fight

And if you wake up terrified

Do not turn on the light

Please, just cry in silence for once

I'm sure you'll be alright.