Let a dog's barking
in the distance
lull me to sleep.
Let the fading whizz
of a plane
lull me to sleep.

A lizard chirps in.
Small and sudden,
it will not jolt me.
Let it lull me to sleep.

Let me not count the ticking
of the clock.
It will keep me
awake.
Let it lull me to sleep.

I close my eyes and
speak in my mind:
Please let me sleep.