crib, only crib

sleeping til the end of time

the radius of a room

solitary, no wife

crib, only crib

no cry, but baby's there

crib, only crib

and i try to wake her up

but when she wakes she cries

then I can't sleep

reading when I'm writing

living when I'm dying

wake up, oh, baby in thy crib

I scream out playbooks

I destroy all toys

I kick my self

for my baby will not wake

crib, only crib

which is haunting my nights

only baby, baby

no one in sight

alas, there is room for the pen

every two hours or so

and I dream when I sleep

and my dream into prose

i hear a weep

crib, only crib

my baby awoke

cry,cry,cry

my wife is not there

she doesn't exist

how can this be?

you need two to make a baby

crib, only crib

I fall back to sleep

crib, only crib

the dawn shines on my newborn's skin

and thus, my morning begins