when at night you lay down
burdened as can be
know there’s comfort there
that you can’t always see
close your eyes
and imagine a light
beside your bed
this very night
cuz, angels come
when you least expect
your heaviest burdens
to collect
so offer them up
one by one
you’ll start to feel better
once you’ve begun
with grace they’ll carry
each worry away
so in your mind
they won’t replay
let it all go
so you can sleep
trusting the angels
your burdens to keep
dear world,
as you know,
sometimes
living is hard
so, i have
a special request:
when i wake up
on one of those days
please,
just love me with yellow . . .
kiss me with sunshine
to brighten my day
place daffodils and dandelions
along my way
feed me banana bread, pineapple
and corn on the cob
and always let me wear
yellow shoes to my job
give me a fluffy chick
or a duckling to hold
and money in my pocket,
doesn’t have to be gold
place ribbons of highlights
throughout my mane
to keep me from feeling
too boring or plain
give me a polka dot bikini
over skin that is tanned
and a pristine beach
covered in warm golden sand
feel free to treat me with
lemon sorbet
and a yellow lab with a frisbee
that knows how to play
later, light a candle
to quiet my mind
so it’s warm little glow
can help me unwind
give me my partner
to cuddle and spoon
or dance with romantically
under a soft yellow moon
please,
love me with yellow
cuz yellow is best
it always reminds me
how much i am blessed
shhh . . .
hush now
everything’s okay
it’s all temporary
there’s a place
beyond this one
where there is peace
and where there are answers
to all of your questions
but for now,
hush,
breathe,
open your eyes
and go back to life
