daily life

let me hide away today
i don't want to play
just
stay
here under the blankets
where life's monsters cannot reach
me

beseech me, guardian
angel
take my hand make me
handle
life
one monster at a time

fighting foes
warring woes
relinquishing fear

until the stars appear
the man on the moon
whispers
'well done'
and i crawl
into bed
once more

at peace