Sleeping

Midnight skies frighten

They toss and turn in the night

A fear so strong it takes you

Just a second to sense time

 

It’s one in the morning

A heavy hand lies next to you

Dreaming in the night sky

Flying through the soft breeze

 

By two o’clock you’re waiting

For the sun to find its way

The birds to bring a new song

And a playful game

 

When its three o’clock you find a weakness

In the eyes that can’t seem to close

But it’s easier this time

To want to let go

 

Four in the morning and a dream finds you

A long way to the end

A darkened tunnel so dreary

But the time goes too quickly

 

A bird whistles at five o’clock

An early morning melody

Soft and slow like sleep breathing

The unconscious meets you

 

Six o’clock and bells chime

A beeping sound so loud it taunts

The morning breaks through the night

But she simply sleeps by your side

 

Its not worth it to move

Her sleeping smile is true

It's ten in the morning

And she still loves you

Author's Note

hmm.

Reviews

[Audrie]

I love the way you have captured your relationship with sleep and all that it has to offer.