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Sleep


Death is intimate 

Death is kind

Death is sweet 

Death is rest

I look forward to it 

But I still have ties here

To keep me among the living 

How long until they are severed 

I'm not sure 

I hope I can wait 

Because death is meant to be aloof 

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