Pillow Talk

One night I slid beneath the covers wracked with sorrow and dread, when an angel 
lay beside me and spoke inside my head: 
“Dry your eyes, child, 
And listen with great care. 
Take a good look at the midnight sky 
And the stars that shine up there. 
They live among the darkness, 
In the shadows of the night, 
Often hidden behind the clouds, 
And yet they shine so bright. 
How many nights you’ve cried 
Over the pain that you have felt, 
But despite the darkness in your life, 
You must learn to see the light within yourself.”