Sleep

No stress
No worries
No priorities
No problems

A drug
For the weakened
A codependent
For the addicted
A high
For the blazed

Tiredness
Is much more than a feeling
It's a deepened craze, an emotion
We crave it

We depend on just one little thing
To remove us from such situations
When we close our eyes
The world comes to a sudden halt

Enjoyed by dreaming and wishing
to awake to one continuing

But if we never had a single responsibility in our lives
Some of us wouldn't bother waking up at all

Author's Note

Not my first free verse but the first I've ever posted. This poem was inspired by one I encountered on Twitter, forgive me for not remembering the name or writer of it. I'm very satisfied with this poem, I feel like it can really relate to anyone out there, especially the teenage population. So, what do you think?

Reviews

[PloughBoy]

I would tend to agree with you, lilrissriss. All of us -- every man, woman and child -- need a reason to awaken to a brand new day. Without passions to drive us, we remain in that semi-sleep state, nothing more than gaunt, wandering zombies looking for purpose. My passion happens to be my writing; it is the main reason I get up each day. To read, to write, to inspire and in turn, be inspired.

Your poem inspired me, and I think I'll wake up again tomorrow...

Nicely done.

[Falling Stars]

I think this is such a great poem in the way that it perfectly expresses the need to sleep, to take a break. Perhaps this is why so many turn to drugs when they can't sleep. As a teenager, I understand this feeling so well. We need to dream, and to sleep, and to just close our eyes sometimes.