In The Clouds

i had a thought

as i lay in bed

it fluttered helplessly

in my head

but then you smashed my fragile skull

with your boot

and in a trance of freedom

it was loose

it spread it's wings,

soared to a vast place

no longer restricted to a

ten by ten foot space



the atmosphere has altered

since my defection

i no longer dread

the routine inspections

there may be no one

to say they're proud

but fascist invasions

are no longer allowed

you send scouts:

the black smoke billows

but it won't puncture

these white pillows



And I am in the clouds

boundless blue is all around

and I am in the clouds,

And I don't think that I'll come down



i tried for a moment

to spot you in a crowd

but my vision was hindered

by the clouds

you once consumed me

with your persistence

but now i hardly ponder

your existence

and i no longer have to look up

to say my prayers

because i'm comfortably situated

in the ozone layer



And I am in the clouds

boundless blue is all around...

and I am in the clouds,

And I don't think that I'll come down...