Lullabies and Goodbyes

What are lullabies and goodbyes

but words sung and spoken?

What are words

but thoughts outwardly spun?

Thanks to lullabies and goodbyes,

now you’re set a spinning

Thanks to lullabies and goodbyes,

now your thoughts are a whirling

When come lullabies and goodbyes

but at the very end?

At this end where they have last reply;

and to your dreams, you’re sent

Dreams where lullabies and goodbyes are not

Dreams where thoughts cannot be outwardly caught