When Mr. West wakes,
He checks his clock
To see how long the night has dreamt.
He checks his clock to see how long
His life into a dream was bent.
Did his dream invent a song?
Mr. West checks his clock.
How long did his dream keep his life from harm?
His dreams swim in dreams.
His life is a preface to a dangerous alarm.
He checks his clock to see if the clock dreamed.
It did not. But still he’s alarmed
To think his dream perhaps by his life was harmed.
He checks his clock. He dreamed
Longer than that, it seemed.