Evergreen Day Dream

Maniacal movement, watch my step
Trip over the line
Can’t be helped
Inconsequential minutiae stay on my mind
I reckon that we’ve just ran out of time
To address the slow motion 
Tick tock, cinematic grains or the vine?

Somber waves of grey 
Foam splashes and sways
I fathom it’s a rhythm that invades
I’m a presence for keeps
You’re a prison for days
Blessed with my keep 
Fine with remains

The speaker trembles from left to right
Reverberates with all its might
The microphone wails as if deeply concerned
With your lack of balance 
Careful, don’t crash and burn

Bass, state your case
Scratch the surface and uncover another place
To free your mind, to see the dollar signs
Build it with me
Evergreen facetious day dream, baby

Cris Alvarado ‘21
Swarthmore College