Asleep
When I’m asleep, I’m not in pain
A respite from the constant rain
A place that seems so far away
From any darkened, dreary day
When I’m asleep, my dreams are free
I’m anything I want to be
I’m anywhere I used to know
There’s nothing that a dream can’t show
And everyone that I’ve held dear
That from this life, no longer here
Is with me still, their smiles to keep
Forever mine when I’m asleep
Yet sleep, though lovely in its course
With all it’s comfort to endorse
Cannot alone bring back the sun
While on this planet still we run
We must stay in a forward flow
While living still with time to grow
And loving what there is to love
And thanking what there is above
When I’m asleep, I hope I’ll find
Not only from the peace of mind
Of knowing what there was to know
But dreaming of where next I’ll go
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