I LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP

I lay me down to sleep

 

 

Every passing day brings on the night.

The darkness arrives, filling each second with fright.

We have no choice but to sleep when our energy is gone, and our brains are numb.

When I close my eyes, I feel that I will never see the sun.

 

Pain is in my body, and pain is in my mind.

I try to think of something else but pain is all I find.

Pain is the master; pain is in control.

Pain is a demon that possesses my soul.

 

Pain invites fear, and fear becomes pain.

Pain can be controlled, but fear will drive you insane.

I don’t fear hell, and I don’t fear that I’ll burn.

I fear that if I close my eyes, I will never return.

 

I’ve known those that were lost in their sleep.

I wonder if they prayed to the Lord their souls to keep.

I wonder if they had plans for when the sun would rise.

I wonder if they thought at all about their imminent demise.

 

Will anyone see the plans that I’ve done?

Will anyone finish the work that I have begun?

Will anyone see the light that was me?

Will anyone feel my essence where I used to be?

 

In a vision, a dream invites my soul in.

A spirit brings me someplace I’ve never been.

I fear that I’m in so deep that my soul he’ll keep.

Despite my fear, I lay me down to sleep.

Stanley Hendrix

9/14/2020