Refractions

[Verse 1] I had a most distressing dream last night I dreamed I was a crystal bird Caught in perpetual flight I'd ascend and glide and descend and ride On the wind and never alight I had a most distressing dream last night [Verse 2] Glass enclosed, exposed wherever I flew No control and a crystal soul That one could see right through No ethereal nest where I could rest I was frightened by what I knew That my two crystal legs were broken in two [Verse 3] I awoke, my heart was beating fast As if all night and endless flight An eternity had passed As I shook my head and slipped from my bed Released from the prism at last I stepped upon a bit of shattered glass