Free Willy

Just a little adventure that's putting itself together in my mind this morning.

Got caught staring at a steering wheel

Lost position in a cleaning room

Captain must have locked his door

Finish your chores

 

Stowed some stories on the bookcase

Some swaying courage while he sleeps

Drifting off and in between

the starry void

 

Avoiding mirrors and watching tone

Reminds himself he’s not alone

In every dreamy phrase

He still relays

 

I’m not a mystery I’m just paranoid

Found a red-inked dated Polaroid

An analog to talk to god

Stay in the yard

 

What a woman at the end of me

Some lineage to set me free

A problem I never thought to solve

After the fall

 

I watched her steps counted one to three

Found fire in a fever dream

Beams of light and beading sweat

It’s not over yet

 

A painted  ghost on your wall

Pencil mark from when you were four feet tall

A line to draw around the time

Stay in the lines

 

Acted out our alibi's

Watched shadows grow with sunrise

Watched us grow into our roles

Remember your lines

 

Williams talking to a memory

A mirrored surface much like mercury

A choice to make about the past

To free Will at last