When You Sleep

when you sleep where do your fingers go?

what do your fingers know

what do your fingers show

where do your fingers go



when you sleep

do they tremble on the edge of the bed

or do you fold them neatly by your head

do they clench like claws against your own skin

when you're living your day al over again



when you sleep

when you sleep where do your fingers go?

what do your fingers know

what do your fingers show

where do your fingers go



do they play guitar in a latin bar

are they strangers or lovers

do they drive your car

are they swimming submissively

sex acts of life

or just cutting through jello with a very sharp knife



now zeus was a womanizer

always on the make

but hera usually punished her that zeus was one to take



when you sleep where do your fingers go?



are they pulling out weeds from the dusty soil

but then never rewarded with the fruits of their toil

are they scratching their nails on the chalkboards of death

only seeking attention when everyone in the room has left



when you sleep

when you sleep where do your fingers go?

what do your fingers know

what do your fingers show

where do your fingers go



when you sleep

do they tremble on the edge of the bed

or do you fold them neatly by your head