stand still

standing in that downpour
unnerved by its silence

it's like nothing you've felt before
yet there's some resonance

as dense as the heaviest thunderstorm
you can't see beyond your hands

you can barely tell it's early morn
as it slowly blankets the land

cold yet not wet how unlike the rain
that you grew up running through

magical, almost arcane
the snow that's embracing you

bedtime

so feed me your endless lies
and dreams of make believe

tell me of those endless skies
and how forever's our destiny

sing to me, a lullaby
with words so hollow sweet

how you'll love me till the day i die
how you'll always hold me tight

so i can close my eyes and sigh
as the stars chase the light

your honeyed tongue will get me by
on your fairytale goodnight