Restless Mind

Eyes I want to close

Dreams I try to impose

Counting countless sheep

Whilst trying to put a restless mind to sleep

But there is no button I can press

To clear the thoughts I suppress

No lid I can place

On the difficulties I am afraid to face

Impossible to hide from the content that's inside
No matter in which bed I reside
So I look at walls and stare at ceilings

Trying to avoid concealed feelings
Tossing and turning, waiting and yearning
For my sleep to be returning

But when the birds start to sing 
I listen to the message that they bring

Their sounds providing a state of tranquility

Distracting my mind from its instability

And as I watch the sun gradually rise

The darkness in me slowly dies

Because despite the lack of rest

It is with life that I am blessed