Insomnia

Looking up at the ceiling,
Starting to lose all feeling.
So tired, I’m going blind.
So tired, I’m losing my mind.
Why can’t I just,
Sleep?

Flicking between activities,
Flicking between channels on the TV;
Why couldn’t sleep be simplicity?
Writing beside a bedside light,
Not fighting sleep, but winning the fight.
Why can’t I find,
Sleep?

Laying in bed, eyes wide open,
Waking up more with each word written.
Going insane with a sleep deprived brain;
Need something to end the pain,
Need something like novocaine.
Please,
Just let me sleep…

The clock stretches from hour to long hour.
As time passes, it gets slower and slower.
As it gets later and later,
I try to fight this insomnia.
Please,
Put me to sleep.