Half Awake
Am I asleep — or just lying still?
Am I happy — or trapped in unhappiness?
Am I going to the market — or not going at all?
Am I at work — or simply pretending to work?
Have you ever thought about it —
Or do you just never think?
If I live as though I’m dead,
Then am I not just matter — lifeless and inert?
Are you matter or living —
Have you ever wondered what you wish to be?
Am I asleep or merely drowsing?
Why does your one word
Keep my consciousness from rest?
Have you ever thought of that —
Or do you still not think?
