Good Night, Sleep Tight!

At night my bed is a safe and reassuring place

to be. A toss and turn or two, a tug of the blanket

here and there, then eventually I fall asleep as

I have so many nights before. Sun knows the

way we go, and with the brightness of its shine,

the golden dawn will faithfully rise again to begin

yet another day. For seventy-one years I have been

a trusting witness to the same. History and science

has it that in four-billion years, light always follows

the darkness this way. I must confess that in my

waking hours, and in my time, I have been guilty

of myriad unsavory deeds. And should you have

been involved in one or any of these, before I lay me

down to sleep, I humbly pray your forgiveness, please.

I am no fool. I realize that the consistency of waking

every day after a good night’s sleep can only be applied

for a finite period of time. And should my waning cycle

terminate as I sleep tonight, I trust that you who shall

once again awaken at daybreak will valiantly carry on.

It is about the most rudimentary function folks of our

auspicious species were created to do.

Chris Hanch 4-29-18