Poetry and Fiction - Just "One Word" Away (Pillow Talk)

 

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"Pillow Talk"

 

Now I lay me down to sleep…

With plumped up pillow and silent weep

 

Those days are gone when Plush Bear was there

When I heard Mama’s voice and saw her loving stare

Still evil ghosts dance in my head

And childhood monsters hide ‘neath my bed

They yearn to come out and play with me

But I’m all grown up, yet they still roam free

I keep the night light on ‘til morn

Like Mama did since the day I was born

 

Imaginary friends who used to visit

Have moved on to homes, more exquisite

I still hide under soft woolen covers

Meant for children, and now grieving lovers

The darkness falls like a wicked cloud

Time to say my prayers loud and proud

Hard to close my eyes when my heart is sad

And that echo of dead silence drives me mad

 

Now I lay me down to sleep…

With plumped up pillow and silent weep

 

Paintings of unicorns hang from my wall

Smiling clowns too, who seem to soften my fall

My fall into slumber, to the unknown

Where dreams bring “Smiles”, or Chills” to the bone

I sink my head deeper into the fluff of my pillow

I hear sobs and wails from the Weeping Willow

Her wispy branches and tender leaves

Tap at my window as she stoically grieves

 

Grieves for her lover who has died last year

Amongst the brush and trees she loved so dear

I grieve with her each lonely night

I too know that loss; our solemn plight

We have now become nocturnal friends

Perhaps for comfort through nature’s lens

I am so thankful for our special bond

With a smile on my lips, I have grown quite fond

 

So now I lay me down to sleep…

With plumped up pillow and silent weep