Nightfall

As time passes by, as day begins to yawn
I see the dark looking down on me
The silent caress of the twilight wind
The chimes in my heart ring
With the sound so sweet
That calls me to repose.
But yet it rings of anxiety, of fear
Knowing that one more day
Has been snatched away from my life.
One more day closer to death.

But I know I have to keep breathing
For I know not what tomorrow brings.
As the dark pulls down the curtain on light
And takes over the helm of time
Another busy day comes to a close.
Another page turned over in my book of dreams.

As I lie down to rest, staring at the ceiling
Questions run through my mind
‘Why am I here, what am I doing here’
‘Where am I going to?’
I close my eyes to see the last sleep.
That may give me my answers
To the questions that intrigue me
From daylight to nightfall…