daylight is fading like an awkward smile sun hides behind the west coast i thought i thought i knew i had everything figured out till night came and i lost my shadow blend in with moonlight and broken glass ten hours of panic will follow i m lost the trees look black my red shirt is turning grey strange things just won t stop appearing give me day give me light these days those days i was taught to bottle my emptiness deal with my quarter life angst by painting pictures the tip of my pencil describes what i might have drawn had my left brain and right hand been in contact broken sentences now read on then all at once the sky started raining soaked to the bone i stopped the people of night time came out of hiding one of them turned my way she said i d like to tell you some things i wish i d known when i was young like you it won t take a second but it could save you years years pass like seconds out here i was enthralled with the way that she spoke so softly for a lady of her finesse and personal hygiene she had cuts bruises scrapes scratches hair tangled everywhere but she spoke in a way that commanded my attention you re at the top of your game you re in control of your life the pearl of the oyster the cream of the oreo what i would give for that i hope you never know so live your life don t sleep through the nights life s for the living you ve got to start living it right so live your life don t sleep through the days dreams are for living you ve got to stop letting them die