I Sleep Innocent

I may be getting older
Fine lines are hard to hide
I may be kind of jaded
Hard to avoid in our times

For all the dark uncertain knowledge I have managed to attain
I cast it all aside
Underneath the covers
If you peek inside my mind

I sleep innocent
When I close my eyes

I may sometimes be guilty
Human lives are not without some blame
I may show my imperfections
I bear blemishes not shame

For all the little cracks that show beneath the smooth cool front
I can shut the world
That I immerse in
Unmercifully out

I sleep innocent
When I close my eyes

I bathe upon my comfort
Like rose petals on a pond
Let the evil seep away
I sleep innocent

A child in my mind
A child’s breath
A child’s hope
Grand plans for my tomorrows
I sleep innocent