It’s two a.m. and I can’t sleep

I’ve tried the usual tricks

Taking long deep breaths

Slowing the chatter of my mind

Feeling my limbs go numb

But my consciousness hangs on

Unwilling to let go.

Even with much to worry about

Everything is calm as thoughts toss

Carelessly among themselves

Unable to find the unmarked line

That crosses into a hazy realm

Where with the slightest shift

The unbelievable turns real.

Once there, I can drift or be anchored

Take on various faces, clothes or shapes

Sudden change comes in momentary flashes

Thoughts alone color the landscape

I know well places I’ve never been

Where new faces of intimate lovers

See an unfamiliar me.

I have finished the last of my tea

Watched the moon rise into the mist

I’ve stretched and peed, the bed

Opening with a welcome now

Holds me aloft, soft yet firm

As I descend into darkness to step

Across the mysterious threshold.