Resting My Eyes

I say I'm resting my eyes but as the darkness overwhelms me, my mind races full of thought and images. In this solitude of darkness even the silence makes a noise tapping at my brain and whispering in my ears. I fight to keep out the world and its busyness of nonsense listening to the quiet of inner peace with warm sun on my face burning my soul. With a deep inhaled breath even heartbeat tends to slow its pace and the clock ceases to tick. I feel and embrace the quiet solitude as it surrounds and envelopes me taking it all in, I am free.