happy

time to sleep, my darling

turn on that headspace episode

and let yourself be free

from all the worries

and all the overthinking

and all the manic-depressive energy

and all the ugly crying.

let the quietness consume you

take you to bed

and put you in a transcendent dream

where you are secure, with high self-esteem

where you are happy, like when you were three

where things are where they’re supposed to be

and the people you loved didn’t actually leave.

t.l.