silly girl, didja
fall asleep
in just your shorts again? now,
now, it's been getting cold
out there.
the chills come rolling in
on the dark october air
and you shiver
as you dream.
silly girl, with your body
stuffed inside
the sheets, shoulders draw up
like a prowling cat's,
what's that
all about now, little dreamer,
toes together
and knees to your chest..
yes, i'll fix the sheets, silly
but this
is the last time.
oh, silly girl, didja
forget to close
the wide wide windows,
i told you
to remember, but
i suppose
when you're drawing at your desk
and listening to the waves out there,
it slips your mind,
and by the time
temperatures have reached new lows,
you're a bit preoccupied.
silly girl... i'll tuck your hair back, silly,
round your rosebud ear.
i'll kiss the petal tips, and i'll unfold your legs
in the darkness,
to make room for me beside you,
i won't sleep tonight. i'll guide you
and your spine to fit against my chest
where you belong, oh, silly,
why d'you do it to me,
i'll hold the sheets in my hands as i pull them around your catlike shoulders
and hold you there
for the rest of forever
or at least 'til 6:45.
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