Emmanuel

Gently

"Do not be afraid" 

Was what I heard. 

From a voice out of thin air. 

A voice that came from 

I don't know where. 

"Do not be afraid."

An unseen mouth whispered in my ear. 

Yes, there had been a trembling

And

There had been a fear. 

But then I heard

"Do not fear"

So gently in my ear

that I fell right to sleep without a care.