I Must Close My Eyes

I think I find my place and then it’s gone. I paused for a second, maybe a second too long. I’ve seen all this before, I know this song. A bell marks the time with first a ding then a dong. As the world caves in I make my stand, The time slips away much like grains of sand. Things never turn out quite as you plan. I feel this urgency, the time is at hand. The bell still tolls on, marking the past. It feels like time is moving too fast. The sun starts to set providing contrast. But the day is over and the chance has passed. I’m so tired; I’m in need of some sleep. The water around me still gets deep. I see another chance so I take the leap. Only to realize the hill is too steep. I resign to this fact and just close my eyes. I still have tomorrow though time flies. The clouds shall part and the rain will dry. I welcome the thought, the return of blue sky.