Neither silence nor the dark
bend of light through the blinds
can harrow my wide-eyed hours.
As you rest in the young dawn, I resist
the cold landscape
from which these panes were made
to protect us. Wake
and melt away the ice.
Neither birdsong nor the animal bedlam outside
in the trees can torture you
out of your sleep. As the waves
of sheets turn you like beach-glass,
the cold landscape's my refrain;
and if nothing protects us, ...
credits
from Open Hearth,
released February 1, 2011
Written, performed and recorded by Shane Murphy.
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