ASLEEP-AWAKE

I wrapped myself up

In the warmth of the blankets

I turned out the light

And I tucked myself in

I buried my face

In the black of the pillow

To banish the nightmares

That fought to creep in

I slept fitfully

Tossed and turned restlessly

There in the darkness

Alone with my fears

As the moonlight

Spread his cold fingers

As the dew

Shed her soft tears

Asleep to reality

Asleep to possibility

Asleep to my destiny

Fast asleep

I stirred from my dreams

Distant voices were calling

The cry of a stranger

The howl of a wolf

I awoke from my slumbers

To the cold light of morning

A sense of great danger

A moment of truth

I drew back the curtains

Threw open the window

I drank in the birdsong

Breathed in the cool air

I danced round the garden

I scrambled through hedges

I tumbled through meadows

Without any care

Awake to reality

Awake to possibility

Awake to my destiny

Wide awake