Vacancy

Can you cry with your eyes closed?
Can you live with the covers up to your nose?

Is the world any better when you’re not home,
When you’re sleeping away in a world not your own?

In a place where no one can hurt you,
Where there is only quiet and peace,
And the only noise is silence.
Where people can live without horror, fear, and despair.

So, I ask again.
Can you cry with your eyes closed?
Can you live with the covers up to your nose?