What Pillows Are For

I lay my head on my pillow

Waiting till I fall asleep

Until then I think

I think about life

About love

About school

About friends

About family

A tear wends it way down my cheek

It falls silently on my pillow, making a splotch

Then another falls

And then another

Until there no more tears left for me to cry

I thank my pillow for enduring my sadness

And close my eyes

And dream