The Pre-Sleeping Song

Tomorrow will be a better day

You repeat that everyday

But when tomorrow becomes today

Everything resembles the yesterday

Pretending you’re approaching the aim

Years pass by exactly the same

Hopes and dreams are endless chain

Weary yourself to feed the eternal flame

Exhausted and lonely you reach the night

Hopping tomorrow will end this fight

Chasing the fake wishes like a slave

Until you meet them in your grave

Before you sleep it starts to call

The tongueless voice behind your wall

The ocean of tears is drowning

The heavy silence is encumbering

The hazy thoughts are stumbling

While you’re grasping the last breath

Praying out your final words:

I beg you Lord to set me free

Open this cell and let me flee

Give me wings and make me fly away

Far away, far away to the hideaway

Out of pain, out of tears

Out of time, out of years

Far away, fade away

Out of hope, out of dreams

Out of place, out of beings

Far away, stop the play

Out of loads and words

Out of the entire world

Wake up human! You are still here

Throwing out your heavy tears

My real Friend my only Lord

Make Your mercy hold me tight

I am not able to stand this road

Let my eyes see your light

Ease down my vague fears

Wipe gently my confused tears

Please let me reach, O my Dear

Make this traveler settle down

Where she can put off her frown

Satisfy her hunger

Answer her wonder

Be her reminder

Please recharge her once again

Until You allow her to return

Only now I can sleep

I was washed by my weep

I’ll close my eyes and repeat the say

Tomorrow will be a better day

I’ll wear the disguise of smile

Again to play this life for a while

 Salma

16/2/2004