I wake up in my bed from a sleepless night.
I am hoping in my heart for a fine day
To wash my deep, restless slumber away.
The sun seeps in, and I feel no fright.
A new day is born; an old one is slain
By nature’s cycle which no one has stopped.
Like the bright green trees that have not been chopped,
I feel like a bird free from social chains.
I swim in the pond so crisp and so cold,
Hoping to find that mysterious mode.
In the name of good will, please lend me the code
That I need to open the lock and behold
The deep happiness that is here to stay.
Dear God: Please don’t take this great day away.
© Luke Dery, 2011
