Why Do Giraffes Hum at Night?

I’m still here.

Because when you sleep, I don’t know what you’ll see.

What embarrassing memories will come to you, or regrets, or worries, or anxieties.

I don’t know if you’ll show up to school without pants on or if your teeth with fall out.

And I can’t explain why you can’t see your hands.

But if you wake

In the dark,

Scared and surrounded,

Just listen.

I’m still here.

Let the soft rhythm of my breath

Remind you

That even in the darkness,

You are safe.

I’m still here.