![]() SleepA Poem by Erica Ross![]() What does sleep and a prostitute have in common?![]()
There is something about sleep
It is so scary, yet so sweet It is amazing how sleep can control your body, to make you fall out in an instant, even at a noisy party I have never felt so vulnerable and not in control in my life, until sleep crept criminally upon me one night BUT, let me switch gears for a second Sleep can make you feel like you are in heaven When I am sleep, I have no worries Sweet dreams or horrid nightmares, either way, I am in no hurry.. To wake up, because the feeling is that great huh? Sleeping makes me forget all of my troubles for a while I know that I can't see me, but I can imagine that I smile All of the troubles of the day, they fade away as I lay But when I awake, it is like the troubles have never left They are right back in my head, screaming loudly as I am gasping for breath Now I think of sleep as a vengeful prostitute Sneaking upon my innocence for a dollar or two, but instead, my time To pleasure me and to make me smile, making it all worth my while But then to leave me out there in the cold, to leave me with new troubles to unfold And when she leaves, she goes about her way to lure in another innocent soul Boy, is she cold.
© 2012 Erica Ross |
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