Let Me Dream

I’ve neglected & regretted
All this pain.
& today was filled with
So much shame.
I’m exhausted now,
From all my thoughts.
& I don’t know how
To make things stop!
But I have a trick,
Up my sleeve.
To make things pause,
For 8 hours at least.
It comes late, after the sun
Has vanished.
To the point were stars,
Sparkle like magic.
It’s called a dream.
My own little world,
A place where people don’t even exist.
But the things I love are at my fingertips.
It lets me run, for only a little while.
Giving my life time to breathe.
& handing me something
I know I can keep.
Just let me dream.