Subjunction

Underneath a willow tree and wondering what my daydreams meant
Sometimes I find myself inclined to believe all this is just an accident

What keeps it all together?
What keeps my bones from letting go my skin
To dissolve in the wind?

If you believe that we were an illusion
That you no longer see or feel, our time was just a waste
You should know that I still feel the rain pour down my face
And I still hear your voice and see the look in your eyes
There was no confusion
That was pain I can’t deny

If I were unconditional and time were no impediment
I might look at you and say the very thing I meant

You would hear my heart out loud; my final will and testament
My spinal tapping from my head my thoughts before they’d spent
These feelings that I rent
But that chance came and went

If I could fit the fractured pieces of my life together
Even if I couldn’t hide the seams
If I could let my daydreams see the daylight
I’d ask you to stay with me tonight


1993