Toby’s lullaby.

sleep, and rest those tiresome eyes.
lest they see through more of these lies -
that covet you and keep you under;
that build you up and then tear you asunder.

this is not the life you wish to see,
and he is not the world you want him to be.
so sleep and fall into loving dreams,
where everything and anything is just as it seems.

this love will have no borders nor gates -
save them for the checkpoints and war torn states.
it will conquer and it will overcome,
as long as you to this lullaby, succumb.