Spectral Dawn

Is Audrey working tonight?
No she’s off
Is Audrey working next week?
No, she was swallowed up by the spectral dawn

Do you remember when we hiked to Abbotts Lagoon
Those shrieking white birds hovering over knotted winter dunes

Lay out those old photos on your bed and ask them why
And arrange them all in a family tree
Remember me

Is Audrey working tonight?
No, she’s off
Is Audrey working next week?
No, she was swallowed up she's long gone

A grey hair alights off
The salt water lake
And you were so willing
To cut deep enough and just
Walk away

When I held your hand I was crystalline
When I touched your skin I was back again
In the spectral night

Lay out those old photos on your bed
And ask them why
And diagram your family tree
But leave me out