Before The Helmet

Someone told me long ago

You must believe in magic

I stared into a tapestry of dinosaurs and cogwheels

Salamander silhouettes

Paper planes and rocketships

You must believe in magic

Your creatures made of plastic is the first thing I recall

And once in a dream I stole my father’s eyes

And I climbed out of the skylight

I followed the Moon over the rooftops

To the silent salamander skies

Danced in the mist across the asylum

Where the sirens echoed in the snow

So many years ago

You must, you must believe in magic