Sleep Instead of Life - Told Slant

Home

I call it linoleum floors

A rotting wood porch and kids

Singing to 80s pop songs

I sleep in my clothes and dream

Pretty terrible things

I wish I could dream of you

But it gets harder each night

I barter your light for lust

Sleep

For most of the day if I can

I’d rather not go and dance

Because you’re always too close

You step on my toes I can’t

Think of a way to say no

Or think of thinking of those ways

Why would I want to get up

I’d probably fuck up some more

Home never seemed so sad

Kids never seemed so sad

My dreams never seemed so sad

You never seemed so sad

Sleep never felt so good

Your dance never seemed so sad

I can’t but I wish I could

Some days

I am so fucked up