Portals to other worlds

I close my eyes seeking solace.

It's not merely a moment between sight for me.

To close your eyes is to slip away, sink into the lull of the dark, into the still of that quiet

Eyes open, you are in a world of more and more and more

Posts to scroll past, words to type, pictures to glance past

But the world behind my eyes is a world of my design

It doesn't even have to be dark in there.

It takes but a moment to flip the switch

And suddenly, I'm transported

I can go anywhere if I try just hard enough

Meadows, lakes, fictional lands and entire galaxies

I can be a god, a pirate, a ballerina

I don't even have to have a body to get dizzied over, just a whisp in space moving to their tune.

It's beautiful.

I think the best time to close your eyes, though, is when your ears are closed too

No sound about you, just music drifting past.

A familiar friend.

A Hozier or Billie, whoever you desire.

To close your eyes and fade into that perfect rhythm...

There's not many good things to life.

Actually, I suppose there are.

But the fog can get so hazy, so thick, so grey.

So I like to close my eyes.

And remember how many lives I can live in the quiet warmth awaiting me in the dark