July 17, 2014

Prayer For A Sound Sleep

By Tony Brown

Originally posted 1/11/2010.

Please, no earthquakes
or supervolcanoes tonight.

If the world is going to end in my lifetime
I want to be awake when it happens.

There will be something to see
in those last seconds

before the curtain tumbles around us
laden with stone and flame

and I’ll surely be one of those 
compelled to capture it

and cram what little sense
can be made of it

into words 
no one will read.

I would like a good night’s sleep 
before I face that, a good night

thinking of good things
to do in my good future.

So please, no asteroid collision,
no planetary conflagration tonight.

It’s not much to ask,
I think,

to want to be awake and at my best
when the worst happens.

About Tony Brown

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A poet with a history in slam, lots of publications; my personal poetry and a little bit of daily life and opinions. Read the page called "About..." for the details. View all posts by Tony Brown
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4 responses to “Prayer For A Sound Sleep”

  • Léa's avatar leamuse
    July 21st, 2014 at 6:10 am

    Without a doubt! Be awake and be a witness as it all goes down! Love it.
    Have you considered adding LinkedIn to the ways your posts can be shared. I would love to post this on my pages there.

    Reply
    • Tony Brown's avatar Tony Brown
      July 21st, 2014 at 2:37 pm

      I actually had a very, very bad series of issues with LinkedIn about a year ago and deleted my account. Long story that involved an attempted identity theft. Hadn’t considered them for this, though…

      Reply

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