And Thoughts Glow

But you’ll be careful before bed,
Right? It’s dangerous to be brave
Once the mind runs free in your head.

When that alien’s in your skull,
Whether it got there from school books
Or shows, it’s difficult to tell

What notions are really your own
And which ideas are ancient spoor,
Seeding bones before you were born.

The mind has survived many lives.
It’s swift at leaping between them,
Especially when darkness lies

In canyons cliffs use for their shows
When the light looks ready to go.