Sing me to sleep

I ask you one last time to sing me
To sleep before I close my eyes. At
Least let me rest between your laps
To know the comfort and warmth of
Your love. I ask you one last time
To caress my hair tenderly, like a
Mother holding her child. I ask you
One last time to sing me to sleep,
For even closing my eyes would be
A task, when I know that that this
Would be the last time you’ll sing me
To sleep. I ask you one last time to
Sing me to sleep, for I know that
Next morning, breakfast wouldn’t be
Two cups of coffee, for I know that
Dinner won’t be a table for two. Sing
Me to sleep, so that I would stop on
Asking myself even though I know
The reason why. Sing me to sleep, one
Last time, so that I’ll know this is the
Last goodbye.