Sirens and Silence

There were sirens

Then silence

You craved silence

From sirens

That disturbed

your morbid dreams

of not having enough

and not being enough.

You fought nightmares

Of watching your hand wrinkle

From holding elusive dreams

That fall from your hand like water

You struggle to stay awake

So you can move your calloused feet

From constantly hanging on clouds

To stepping on ground

While I craved

To be awakened by sirens

From these silent dreams

Of having you beside

Through much

And not having enough

I fought nightmares

Of watching you

Watch your hand wrinkle

Alone

I struggle to stay awake

So I can watch you

Walk into the sunrise of your dreams

While I let mine go back to sleep

You dread

Sirens

And I,

silence