Something Else

Sweet berries stained your scarf
Or is it something else
That made it look so red?
Your carefulness is neat
And each flick of your wrist
Approved and all correct

There's ink spots on the sheet
Can't help it anymore
The cloudiness inside your head is gone
The obvious escape
Best done before the day of
Perpetual regret

Sometimes you're on your own
The ashes are all gone
And everything seems blown away too soon
Say, did you fall asleep
Or is it something else
That made you seem so glad?

With vacant stare you watch
The people come and go
The thinness of their threads
The one you used to be
Was brimming with ideas
But now your cards are played

You earned yourself a break
The peacefulness of sleep
A secret that you locked away so well
Remember what they say
When you're dimming down the day
Lights out on your command

Sometimes you're on your own
The ashes are all gone
And everything seems blown away too soon
Say, did you fall asleep
Or is it something else
That made you seem so glad?