With weary limbs,

I collapse into the awaiting embrace

of a warm bed.

Enveloped by the covers,

I exhale,

Purging the chaos of the day.

My racing heart halts,

steadying to a lethargic drumbeat. 

For once,

my day is marked neither by dismal procedures,

nor debilitating paranoia.

Tranquility reigns in the moment before

the curtain of sleep casts a shadow over

exhausted eyes.