And the cemetery was my favorite place to be
as it turned out to be only a haven…for me
They get me, these statues sitting still
they get me
while immobile, stoic, vacant, silent
they still hear the music of the day
feel pain, feel sadness, feel something
they get me, they get me
they utter not a word but see the colors of the world
they smile as they feel the spirits move on
they cry for another funeral to commence
settle down sun, settle down son
it’ll be okay, they’re only sleeping
it’s what we teach ourselves to say
I believe it true
that why I sit atop gazing out
a teacher amongst the classroom
telling stories to all people down below me
overlooking me, staring eyeless at the sky
hello me, hello you
can you feel my presence or are you just dying too
This cemetery, woe is me
I am astonishingly happy here
yet so melancholy
see the living all they do is mock me
applaud me for my drawings, my creativity
but I know if I sunk any lower in my chair
a weirdo I’d stand
an island on dry land, uncomfortable amongst comfortable liars
these decaying bodies hidden by gates and tombs
they get me, they understand me
or maybe I’m just so alone, I don’t know what together means
but neither do they, not anymore
Oh this cemetery, a new home for me
an audience for my muse
a picturesque delicate decadence
I’m happy here, don’t take this from me
the real intent of this world I know
but since I was little and numb to the world
this world and its mysteries
I clamored for way to express how I am
though stoic I may be on the outside
look at me and my artistry
I am nothing but feeling, fearful
but this place, numbs out all desires
all inquiries, I am home here
And this cemetery is my favorite place to be
turning out to be a haven for me
a resting place for me
as I pick out my coffin to close in for the night
just so I don’t have to go home and listen to one more fight
have one more fright
fly like a kite from my window
going…nowhere
They’re Only Sleeping
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