My ZZZZz

As a child I would try to stay awake at night as long as I could,

as if some thing would happen at a certain hour.

As a young adult I thought I could adjust to life without sleep,

and that lead me down a very dark, tiring road.

Now, I use sleep as the ultimate escape

when I feel I need to get away and no place on Earth is far enough,

when what I really need is to leave my body,

I put my head on a pillow and drift away like a feather.

First there's thought, bouncing like a ping pong ball through my mind,

then I focus on the darkness before my eyes, slowly drifting,

thoughts fade, darkness envelopes me and finally,

the wonderful, blissful feeling of mid sleep.

The period of, not quite asleep,

lucid dreaming, thoughts not quite dead yet,

where I can dream with intent,

I am swimming with the current of subconscious.

I try to prolong this time, to keep my head afloat,

so I might remain conscious of the difficulties resolved,

or see anything behind the scenes.

But mostly simply to appreciate the divine experience of living,