Hole in the Universe

Mockingbird woke me up this morning 5 o'clock
Fire flickered the horizon
But frost still claimed the air
The bird was singing fair...

My love gently slept beside me while I shook
with ravages of nightmares
After hours of counting sheep.
while my love breathed a peaceful river deep

I stumble past the bedroom and through breakfast
And bike to work against the wind
I work against the wind
A song in my head like a friend

Lately the future's like a hole in the universe
The mud in a garden under 6 feet of snow

I switch the lights off. Twilight falls. I bike home
Beside trucks blaring down the highway
Stars shiver as they blaze
From passing cars, a little music plays

Sometimes a lifetime seems as big as the universe
The seeds in a winter garden waiting to grow.

Stars guide my way under the broken lights
Above these crumbling streets
But our lighted window's wide
And my love waits for me inside.

Copyright Tracy S. Feldman, All rights reserved