Eyelids

Blessed are You,
Lord our God,
King of the Universe,
for eyes that close at night,
taking me from profusion
of colors and shapes
to a quieter, smaller world
behind my eyelids—
reminder that I am small
and needn’t take
the whole world
to bed with me.

Blessed are You,
Lord our God,
King of the Universe,
for eyes that close,
inviting me inward
to the quiet safety
of my center,
where I remember
I am whole and holy,
no tweaks necessary.
Everything is okay
here behind my eyelids.