Sleep

My soul feels lost and empty
Just need to go to sleep
Try to hold this heart together
The one without a beat

Empty on the inside
And bleeding on the out
Sometimes I wonder
If I will ever figure it out

Where my life is going
And where it’s ever been
It’s even hard it know 
If this soul can ever mend

An empty shell of a person
Walking around in a daze
Can someone help me find
A warm and safe escape

I tried it once before 
But it wasn’t even real
This time I thought forever
Would help my heart to heal

So I’m going back to sleep
I think it’s safer there
Peaceful empty heart
Sleeping in despair
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Andresen Avatar
January 7, 2012 at 7:48 AM
********Sleep.....I like this poem Jod. oxox love Anne-Lise
A   Avatar
May 13, 2011 at 12:55 PM
Jod!e.. congratulations on your wonderful feature of the week... I sure enjoyed... take care,..p.d
Fallin Avatar
May 12, 2011 at 12:25 AM
Hi Jodie.....Love is a complicated thang isn't it.....just don't ever give up completely!....if you do..you've given up on life!.....Beautifully written piece here....heartfelt to the core!........SugarbearUSA...........:)
Fallin Avatar
May 9, 2011 at 10:14 PM
Hi Jod!e!......and yes you are right!..sometimes it is much safer to just go to sleep and dream.....I was feeling this one...great write!...SugarbearUSA........:)
Brown Avatar
May 9, 2011 at 8:52 AM
Congratulations on your well deserved poetry being featured this week Jod!e. Love, Carol
Mehta Avatar
May 9, 2011 at 4:32 AM
Congratulations on your poem being featured this week, Jodie
Sweetheart Avatar
May 8, 2011 at 5:20 PM
Congrats Jodie on your featured poem this week on P.S. .. great one to share on a special day of luv..
K. Avatar
June 12, 2010 at 7:14 AM
hmm somehow I could relate to this, Jodie :) sleep does sometimes feel like the perfect solution to shutting out the world for me...thanks for sharing as well --nikko :)
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