Just Before I Sleep

To rest my eyes
And bury my day in a pile of blankets
To turn my thoughts like god creating the Garden of Eden
As sleep whirls

Like a leaf
Turned around and around
With just a flick of the wind

There is a song in my head.

To fade into my self
A smile held back only with my teeth.

To turn into warmth
To be wrapped in warmth
To swim in the warmth

When the lights finally shut off
And the world crumbles away.
Like the moment before complete bliss overtakes my body
And I can’t help but cry out
In sheer joy.

This is death, and birth, and sleep
And I curl more into my mattress
As my body shivers and goose bumps cover my arms.