i toss and turn,
unable to sleep
away from you --
you,
my safe place.

my home.

Now I lay me down to bed
Mum doesn’t want me filled with dread
I go to sleep with no sorrow
Knowing I will  wake tomorrow
Thank you, Lord, for every breath
From now until my faraway death
I’ll do my best to live life well
They will never see my soul in Hell

The day is
24 hours
what have you done
between those hours?

The heart has
two chambers-
one is open.
the other, shut

with regard
to the latter
the owner
has the key
but courage
he lacks
to open such-
therein
is his secret
beyond the darkest
of dark