Praying Mantisss In my dreams I see him And he’s standing by the bed He is looking down politely Implanting thoughts in my head A thread of black saliva Dripping down from his clenched teeth His hands folded in prayer Rippling shadows underneath His giant eyes just glaring in a Nebulous murky grey His intentions remain unknown As his hands reach out to pray A whirlwind blows, the night creeps by In a transcendental blink of an eye A surreal numbness passes through As The Praying Mantis watches over you I can’t explain why he’s here Keeping watch in this odd way My perception broken, leaking fluids My thoughts in disarray Brainwaves thrown in at random And then rearranged once more Deep down there is no meaning In their unstable, frenzied core Dreams are merely fragmentations Of our daily thoughts and lives But I haven’t seen a praying mantis Since nineteen ninety five! A whirlwind blows, the night creeps by In a transcendental blink of an eye A surreal numbness passes through As The Praying Mantis watches over you © Copyright The Limit Club 2008