Last Quiet Sleep

Alone in this room, machines slowly beat
Keeping a tune as lonely as sleep
And it breaks my heart to see you beat

Gave it your all before you quit
Struggled to find where it fit
As your last breaths breathe relief

You’ve given in to pain too great
Too much struggle to push on through
And if you’re at peace so shall I

You’re not alone in either world
Flesh once shed what love was led
Once again shall find waiting for you

In your final moments we’ll be with you
While he waits to meet you once more
For once you’ve crossed he’ll greet you there
Lovers reunited, years of despair

So go on now
Be at peace
And cross the divine
While worlds sleep
Rush back to his arms
Find your peace

Those with flesh and years to sleep
We all will weep and mourn you then
Yet celebrate life that you began
While holding on to good years
And all the memories that were left

So go on, one last sleep
Let the last breath be one deep
And with its passing from lungs
May your soul take leaps
And cross on over with ease

Suffer no more
Free your mind
Let the soul flee
To lands far beyond
What we can see

So go now with haste
To where he waits
Spent years waiting
To see you again

You leave a torch behind
And legacy to teach
As generations to come
Will remember the one
Who helped shape their future
From lessons past old

So go in peace
We’ll mourn the loss
But recall the times
Of great reliefs

Recounting our memories
And things that you said
Of joys brought forth
When we all hung heads

Lives too numerous to count
Were all touched by you
As you shaped the children
To raise similar their own

So go on now, take your last quiet sleep
And awaken to his hands stretch
While down on one knee

Go spend with love lost
The rest of eternity

We’re gonna miss you when you leave
Though we’ll always have the memories
Sadness strikes there’ll be no more
Only ones we have to adore
But you’ll always remain
Deep within our cores

So don’t worry about me
There’s friends turned family
To keep me on my feet

We’re gonna miss you when you leave
Though we’ll always have the memories
That we made before your last quiet sleep