Future's Book

Crack a window take a breath and Hold it in and remember how it feels Lock it in and close it up and go down So alone you'll be Be inside a memory of Everything and everyone you've ever loved Here to stay in for a while As the film unrolls its reel It's only the beginning Feel it as it comes The floor is falling on the ceiling Nowhere left to run Empty closet look for cotton With a scissor sew a future for yourself Wise disguise of only eyes You'll see it all unfold in time Time of day is all the same The walks and views of watching all the flowers bloom Stick around to find the ground get hard and Feel the air Grow thin you will Patience body trust and still You can't go anywhere Watching as you run the reel and Realize the one you were you are you'll be Grow it out and cut it off Away from what you know is right Write a letter clear instructions Where to find what's been in your mind all these years Black and blue and red and Everything is everywhere Be there soon Try to get it back but you You can't go anywhere Understand you're walking through the Sentences and paragraphs of future's book Don't forget to take a breath and Never let it out