well wishing
(tossing coins)

I hope it is a good night
for you
if a dark night of the soul
a time with turmoil from confusion
or from fear
or from confusion’s fear

more hopefully
or maybe a time of easy rest through
the dark that could go
peacefully
to dawn
or whatever hour
serves
for rising as a new day
for you

however night goes
God is with you
with you
anyway
if
to think on our own failing
actions fixable
(they
are)
and sometimes lovable
from
endearing flaws

we are these wonderful mixtures
after all
are
we not

oh
and if working third shift
then I hope it’s
good rest for you by day
to have the hours
as
impulsive night

and night for all
its goodness
and its call to rest
to you

c l couch


photo by Luo JunHao on Unsplash

when I searched “sleep” and “night” and such for images, the searches came back with so many photos of cats—more than people, more than dogs—which says something about us, I imagine