
I am sitting here thinking about my life...
I need my thoughts to drift...
I need my heart to calm...
I need my pulse to slow...
I need my mind to quiet...
I need my eyes to still...
I need my limbs to rest...
I need my anger to disappear...
I need my love to follow...
I need my house to stand and my shoulders to to relax...
I need my past to be clear...
I need my future to wait...
I need my mistakes to forget...
I need my wounds to heal...
I need my promises to keep...
I need my children to smile a gentle smile...
I need my lungs to fill and my senses to dull...
I need time to slow... to pace itself...
I need quiet to reflect...
I need sunsets to remember...
I need time to slumber...
I need rest within my soul... slow... please... slow...
Shannon R Killman
