Four Walls

Sweaty hands left fingerprints on the walls
Of the claustrophobic cell
Bodies melted into an ocean
As the clocks and paintings fell.

They clambered out of my house
Left empty chip bags on my floor
They crinkled under my feet
As I closed the swinging door

I made my way to the couch
Pressed my fingers against my head
I heard the doorbell ring once more
You stood on my porch and said

The most amazing things
About the mysterious world of space
You led me through the darkness
All I could see was your face

Hand in hand we fell
Through exotic worlds
Spiraling through rainbows
As our lives unfurled

Let's journey through galaxies
Never leave a speck unexplored
Meet our imaginations
And leave the gas pedal floored.

Alas, we near the end
Of this glorious time
You go back to your family
And I'll go back to mine.

Now I stand in the enclosure
Of the same cell as before
Waiting for another adventure
As the ceiling becomes the floor.