The Deep Sleep

The Deep Sleep
By: Brett Matthes

Floating away, free
In the endless void
All ties to my life
Utterly destroyed

My vision is infinite
My mind free to roam
Alone in the dark
So far from home

Is it a dream? Am I dead ?
How can I tell?
Was that the tone of the alarm
Or a mournful death knell?

I awake with a start
I let out my breath
I’m not sure what’s worse
Monday, or death.