Wake and bake

Morning cracks open like a cigarette sky

Sun’s half awake, I’m half getting by

Coffee’s cold but the mind runs loud

Smoke rolls in like a gray soft cloud

Wake and bake, let the world spin slow

Let the day do what it’s gonna do, I don’t know

Birds in the trees with their wild little songs

Eating up worms like nothing’s wrong

Wind shakes the leaves, makes a hollow sound

Like the whole wide world is breathing down

Grass bends low, then it stands back tall

I’m just drifting through it all

I want more smoke but it’s running thin

Trying to stretch what I got within

Little by little, all day long

Keeps me floating, keeps me strong

It keeps my anxiety out of my head

Keeps my depression quiet instead

Sunlight hits but the shadows feel bright

Like everything’s too loud but just right

Wake and bake, feel the morning rise

World comes alive through blurry eyes

Birds chirp sharp like they’re calling my name

Maybe they’re laughing, maybe the same

Wind through branches, whisper and sway

Like it knows things I can’t say

Every leaf got a story to tell

I just listen, I know it well

Sunshine burns but it feels like gold

Even when the thoughts get cold

Sometimes I swear the birds look at me

Like they know more than I can see

Wake and bake, let it all unwind

Leave the heavy thoughts behind

Smoke in the air, time slipping slow

Just another place my mind can go