Leaden head and slumber-drunk I wish to doze
But my unconscious untethers... jolts repose
Mute soliloquies spiral in whispered throws
Leaking laced necklaced words which seek to be known
Though try as I might I'm enslaved by the verse
Its velvet elixir both blessing and curse
After dawn's reveille words can't be coerced
Stolen by dreams... taunting memories of mirth