Muto's Sleepy Sculpture

Maternal Night

Awake
In the night
No sound
No light

The blanket curls around the toes
Sheltering them like a mother
Protecting her ten children
From the cold

Awake
In night
No frenzy
No fright

The pillow gently cradles the head
As if the head were a baby
Dependent on others
For support

At last
In the night
My dreams
Take flight

The bed encapsulates the body
A large lump shows gestation
The weak creature within
Will emerge strong

Asleep
In the night
All
Is right

~Greg Halloran