Sweet Dreams

Let me sleep

I’m so tired lying here right now

Beyond my closed and shuttered eyelids

A curtain of darkness fills my vision

I want to sleep

All my dreams have been so wonderful lately

Daring adventures on far-off worlds

All await me when I fall into bed

I cannot sleep

No rest for weary, wandering souls

My limbs weigh me down but want to move

My mind alert from the restless energy

Should I sleep?

What waits for me when slumber takes hold?

How easy is it for dreams to turn harsh and cold?

No solace to be found in nightmares?

Now I sleep

Such a long rest to shelter and comfort me

My body’s long fight seems to leave me at last
Leaving nothing behind while I slumber in peace