Sometimes

I lie awake at night
Just to listen to the
Screaming silence

I shove my eyes closed
Just to make things
Disappear

I swim through snapshots
Just to hide from
Reality

But the sun
Will slide into position
Directed by time.

And when I flash
My eyes awake
I listen to the quiet.

I see everything
That is there,
Illuminated.

I go about what
The day holds,
With clear skies.