I felt so quiet and so small there Beneath the leaves of locust trees When I was tired, a dream submersed me Like a boat upon the sea And all the friends I meet Polite distractions From where I long to be Though I wish I could not remember I don't want to forget your name Your silhouette across the curtains Your flowers in the vase And all the friends I meet Polite distractions From where I long to be No I don't want to live forever The world exists but not to me I seem to reach for what's beyond me For something I have never seen