Sleep

What do you do in those moments of sadness?
There's nothing much you can do
To keep it from becoming madness.

I take the time to shed some tears,
Then I close my eyes
And in my mind I face my fears.

I see the times that we have had,
…Me and my Dad.
I see all the good,
I see all the bad.
I see all of it being gone…
Even thinking of the bad being lost makes me sad.

When I was a little girl
I thought my Dad would live forever.
Now I know one day he'll be gone…
But I still wish that day was never.

Sometimes I wanted him to play
Like all the other daddies did,
I wanted him to play with dolls
Even if he did look stupid.

My mom said he was much too old,
And warned me not to wear him out.
She said he had diabetes
But I didn't know what that was about.

I told her there was no reason to worry,
My Dad was never going to die.
When I think of the assertive tone I said it with,
I begin to cry.

So I said goodbye to childhood,
Up and up I grew.
And with a sigh and a tear in my eye,
I realized that what I said was far from true.

Everyone and everything,
Both human and non,
Is here one moment
And then it's gone.

So now as the symptoms get worse,
And his attitude does the same,
I still don't know what I'd do
If that moment came.

Through the years I've discovered
That dreams are the best.
They freshen your thoughts,
Give your conscience a rest.

In my dreams the possibilities are endless…
Ride a unicorn,
Walk around bottomless…

Even FLY.

Do whatever you want,
Do anything but cry.

So when something sad happens,
I will not mope around and weep.
I will simply head to my room
And sleep.

I guess when life gets too hard
You tend to seek a way out.
Humans are the strongest race
Yet we are the weakest,
With out a doubt.

Once you've had you're glory days,
Your share of memories,
Climbed mountains,
Swam through waters,
Both shallow and deep…
Your body suddenly decides…
It's time.
Time for you to sleep.