ORDINARY TIME

Sleep comes

With sins' distortions rising up

Through the mind like

Leviathan

Raised from the sea.

Jesus help me I pray, and

He comes quickly,

Kneels

By the bed,   takes

My hand,

Restores a child-like peace.

Once he sent an angel who

Looked

In demeanor and sounded in voice,

So like my beloved

I wept.

If only we could bring back

Breath   and time   and fearlessness

I said, but the angel had

Departed.