be back soon

I slip into
a coma
gratefully. my mind
still awake
my body in a state
of relaxation.
i'm gone, but i'm still
here.
I can see and
hear
those gathered around me.
tears fall.
some tremble and sit
besides the bouquets
of flowers.
another person touches
my face,
wipes my brow with
a cold cloth.
I feel lips my forehead.
there's a hand on my
knee.
words of
love are whispered into
my ear. others seem bored.
they want to be
anywhere but here.
I want to tell them all
not to worry, don't be
concerned. go home,
go about your lives.
i'm just
asleep. i'm taking a well
deserved break. a long
rest.
I needed it, be back
soon.