Frightening Comforting

Every sleep is a life,
Only because it’s lived
And lost as soon as done,

Which is exactly what
A whole human life is.
For other lives, we can’t

Say, whether trees sleep lives,
Or tiny crustaceans.
We will not speculate.

But for persons, billions
Of you, every Earth’s turn,
You have and lose a life

Within the life you have
And lose the once, which should
Alarm and comfort you.