Today I’ll lie down

Today I’ll lie down

Today I’ll lie down

When I’m outside in the sun so warm with

its bright rays and shine, I’ll close my eyes.

To everything I’ll turn away,

ignore the light and shut down.

I’ll refuse to be active

Or have a debate.

Today I’ll just lie down

and sleep through  everyone and everything.

To the inviting grass outside, its soft nature

of wet, calm, and comfort;

I’ll lie down on it with the front of my back

Like a gentle rain.

Lie on the bed with its inviting hug,

lie on the carpet and its fur

through the comfort of exhaustion,

lie on every feeling of fatigue.

Lie in my thoughts, the weariness

inside that wants to “sleep.”

Today I’ll be calm.

Today I’ll melt into nothing, be the petals

falling off a plant, the stem drooping down,

the stillness of leaves, the pollen that sleeps

on the flowers stigma. I’ll let my energy drain

like the water into the soil.

I’ll let my heart beat slow and be a walking turtle

on the grounds that I’ll refuse to travel.

With thanks to Ernesto Trejo