Just Want To Sleep

Lately I just want to sleep

Tired of myself, no secrets I can keep

No way to hide from my own mind
But in my sleep is the solitude I want to find 
No way to escape reality
But in my sleep I can live a fantasy

Either I live in a world of imagination

Or I am in a state of total relaxation
A situation without responsibilities
And no emphasis on my deficiencies

Happiest when I drift off to a dream

But it is just a runaway scheme
Because when I close my eyes
It is the beginning of lovely lies
And when I wake up I know
I have to return to life's show

So just let me stay here for a bit
In the place where I can't lose it
In my oasis of peace and tranquility 
Where there is a lack of vulnerability
Let me stay, because I don't sleep to get rest
I sleep to run away from feeling depressed

Reviews

[J3ssInJupit3r]

I can completely relate to this poem. I have insomnia, so sleep escapes me the majority of the time, and at some points in my life, LIFE itself just becomes too much for me and I just want to sleep. Unfortunately for me, sleep doesn't come easy. I may actually do a spin off of this poem, if you don't mind of course, and use my own experiences with sleep. I really liked that I could relate to this poem. You wrote beautifully.

[Lala]

I don't mind at all if you'd want to do a spin off :) If anything, I'd consider it to be a sort of compliment because it inspired you to do that. It's bittersweet that you can relate, on the one hand I like the fact someone relates to something I wrote but on the other hand I wish you didn't haha. But thank you a lot for your review!