Sleep. like a lover

Sleep, like a lover, can heal you

wrap you up in her tender arms

and catch you as you fall.

She can keep you warm

and keep you safe

from what hides beneath the bed.

She can pool your tears

in her outstretched hand

and drink them all away.

She can take you to that place

where the dreams sustain your heart

and rebuild your long lost hope.

She is warm and soft

and when in her embrace

there is nowhere you’d rather be.

Slightly lost and floating

on waves that push and pull

against the edges of your consciousness.

From sleep you will arise

with the feeling of something new

something come again.

You will hold on to her as she

makes her exit

leaving you until tonight.

Your hand will lie on the edge of the bed

open and waiting

for her to return and take it again.

She will come to you

when you need her the most

and she will lie down beside you.

Sleep, like a lover, you know

is just the illusion come to life

she cannot really save you.

She just opens the door

for your mind to let go

and for your heart to dream.