Now I Lay Me Down
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Now I lay me down to sleep
with the satisfaction
that I've dotted all the Is,
crossed off all the Ts;
and I've checked all the boxes
on the accomplishments
of the day. So I bury my head
on the pillow with gratitude,
anticipating the dawn of a new day.
Today is done. I'm free now;
untethered from woven tapestries
of what-might-have-beens.
I have piece of mind.
I've resigned from gnawing
preoccupations of unmet
prospects and unseized moments.
Those I'll hold in abeyance.
I lay me down to sleep tonight
with a prayer that tomorrow
will be a better day, a brighter day.
Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Craig Cornish
Date written: 01/25/2021
Copyright © Edward Ibeh | Year Posted 2021
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