To Sleep

Late at night

I try to sleep

But I can't

And everything is so specific

When I have a migraine

I'm aware of every inch of my body

I can hear my heart beating slowly in my head

And the steady flow of my breathing

I can feel my mind swimming

And my ears pulsing

 

I just want to sleep

To close my eyes and pass out on my bed

The sooner I sleep

The sooner tomorrow will pass

And the sooner my life will move on

Into the future

I just want to sleep

 

Staring at the ceiling in the darkness

I'm focusing on one thing

I love the darkness - the pitch black

I can't even see my hand in front of my face

I close my eyes - but it's not working

The feeling of sinking into myself - is not there

The familiar feeling of my body going to sleep

Feels like it'll never come - and this migraine kills

 

I'm overdosed on sleeping pills

I hear my name being whispered

I must be hallucinating

Maybe they're trying to tell me something

Maybe I'm not meant to sleep

After all my life I've wasted

Maybe they're trying to make me make up for it

But I just want to sleep

Author's Note

It was meant to be lyrics at first but it seems to me to have more of a poetic flow

Reviews

[Jinx's Heart]

Very flowing. The tone is a bit down and desperate...it is just very felt throughout the poem. A very interesting piece.