pillow thoughts/Em von der Ruhr

tonight, i wish to sleep in a cloud;
to have my mind muffled, so it’s not so loud.
floccose tufts to bury my arms,
let it help me forget all of the day's harm.

i would watch the sun set,
become drowsy, and let myself forget
the list of the next day’s to-do’s
that stretches from the top of my cloud, into the sky blue.

so for now, i will try to sleep 
and ward off the thoughts that like to creep
rest on a cloud painted in my mind
“tomorrow i will be fine” i remind.

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