Who Needs It Anyway

Time is crawling by, it creeps 
And this starless sky keeps 
Me awake staring at blackness deep. 
Perhaps I need some tea to steep 
Or some shots from a barkeep. 
My wife lays peacefully , rests soundly, makes not a peep. 
But I’m staring at Luna glowing roundly, as darker thoughts seep. 
And I wish I could get them out, they away I could sweep
Instead of feeling them all pile up in a heap. 
They’re not even the ones that cause me to weep. 
Just the ones that say I’m nothing, worthless, cheap. 
I wish there was some benefit I could reap
From seconds secluded silently screaming, “SLEEP”.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2022

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