Bedtime For The Brain

I want to crawl inside your head

And tuck you in

Wrap you in comfort thick as the Milky Way

Fluff your pillow, silky as a lullaby

Stuffed with dreams soft as kittens fur

Pack the monsters under your bed a sack lunch

Lessen their hunger for you

Afterwards, I’ll spend some time cleaning

Roll up your doubts

Hide them in the back of the sock drawer

Pack your anxiety in Tupperware

Put it on the closet’s highest shelf

Buried under stale linens and childhood memories

Sweep away the crumbs

Leftovers from your friend’s judgments

Don’t worry, I’ll take the trash out

These things will still be here in the morning

But wrinkled fears

And shrink-wrapped angst

Aren’t as frightening through a veil of steam

Rising from a cup of tea stirred by dawn’s rays

Before I leave

I’ll pull down the moon and plug it in

Hold your shadows at bay

And, in case you get thirsty,

I’ll leave a glass of love on your nightstand

To get you through the night