lullaby

Now I lay me down to sleep
I pray the lord my soul to keep...

...eyes flutter shut and breathing slows
I hope in dreams your face it shows.
But dreams they seem to disappoint
As in them lies a hollow point.
No face I see but darkness still
And hear my cries no ears will.
As tears fall and wake my eyes
I hear in me a part that dies.
And all I need is a soft embrace
But nowhere to be seen in this place.
You've vanished far beyond these sheets
And I cannot hear your soft heartbeats.
So sleep deprived I slowly drift
Back into my nightmare swift.
And I pretend to hold you near
And to press your heart against my ear.
To hear the rythym of your beat
To drift me slowly off to sleep.
I find it hard to wake from my slumber
Because a lonely day does quite a number.
So here I lay, not warm nor safe
And here inside my cold heart shakes.

So now I lay me down to sleep
I pray the lord my soul to keep.
And if I die before I wake
I pray the lord my soul to take.