Carry Me

Sometimes

I would close my eyes

Pretending to sleep

Listening to snow

Crunch beneath tires

Listening to conversation

Hushed

From the back seat

Sleepy but not sleeping

Dreaming but not awake

Wondering

What its like to be an adult

Laughing late at parties

Dressed in heels and pearls

Hoping

You would carry me

Sleeping in your arms

And I could be a child

For one more day

Now I know

What its like to be an adult

Laughing late at parties

Dressed in heels and pearls

Carrying a sleeping child

From car to bed

Gently

For sleep and children

Are a precious thing