She Lay

And so she lay

On that boiling hot night in May

Wide awake eyes, staring at the ceiling

Mind reeling

Into and out of the land of sleep and dreams

As she lay staring up at the beams

That arched above her head

As she lay restlessly in bed.

 

And so she lay

Knowing the time had come to pay

For all the long lazy mornings she'd speant in dreamland

Now she longed for the touch of the Sandman's hand

Eyes closed tight

To shut out the faintest glimmer of light

A wave of sleep washed over her mind

She thanked God for being so mercifully kind.

 

And so she lay

Warm as a stable cat in a bed of hay

One hand hidden in her hair

The other clutching a teddy bear

With his wise old smile

As if he had known all the while

That only when he was in her arms

Would she be safe from all harm.