Sleepless
Why is it easy for others to sleep
At a single moment's notice
But my eyes remain wide and fixed
As if I'm under hypnosis
Why is it I can never doze
While others so readily collapse
Even though completely shot
My mind refuses to relax
Wouldn't my drained muscles
That desperately seek healing
Be better off rejuvenating
Instead of me staring at the ceiling
Why can't I drift away
And assume my place in a daze
Drifting and floating endlessly
In beautiful lethargic malaise
What's the trick to make me fall
Into an utterly tranquil abyss
So I can preserve my own sanity
With therapeutic bliss
(c) Theneverendingstory.net
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