Insomnia

My nightly battle

My eyes are closed, but I can see everything

my body is sleeping, yet my mind is wide awake

So many thoughts swirling and twirling,

ideas trying to break free

The gates are chained shut though

they can find no escape

Suddenly darkness clouds the mind

and they become more restricted ,

the ideas suffocating, slowly dying.

Out of nowhere a light appears,

the floodgates open and the ideas break free

Finally at peace, I sleep.