Each Dawn I Die

Each Dawn I Die

I dreamed that I was Godzilla
ravaging the city
and in my claws were you and I
and we were arguing
in Japanese.

I dreamed that I was Sherlock Holmes
and you hired me to discover
why you had put that snake
into my bed.

I dreamed I was Count Dracula
befanged and dread
but as I moved to bite you
you gave me laughing gas
and pulled my teeth.

Each morning in the hour before I wake
you kill me in my sleep.