"I Want To Sleep"

Sleep! How I treasure it; From the toils and troubles Of every day life. The softness of dark That so eludes me; I pray for blessed Sleep! Too many hours In the day light, That fill my mind With the chores of my house. Sleep! I want to escape Into a dream world And forget all else. Life has become Too much for me; All I want to do Is Sleep! Insomnia precludes all And wreaks havoc; Causing wide eyed stares Into nothingness. Sleep! If only I could; My mind is too busy, And won't let me be calm. Thinking of this and that, And worrying too much, I try to close my eyes, Still I cannot Sleep! Neurons firing too much And white noise invades. Headaches come and go, No matter what I take. Sleep! Please come my way; I wish upon the stars For slumber ever more. The sensation of slowness And softly falling Into a restfulness Of Sleep! Jann Newland ©September 2005