Sleepless

Darkness comes like a wet blanket

suffocating and heavy

moonlight glows on the wall

its silver light a ghostly visage

 

I cant sleep

I cant sleep

 

My stomach churns

yet I feel no hunger

 

Events of the day play out

like an silent movie

broken at intervals

by a new scene

 

I cant sleep

I cant sleep

 

I perspire

yet I feel no warmth

  

The black dog barks

its eccho resonating in the gallery

I drift around the room

yet I cant see

 

I cant sleep

I cant sleep

 

I toss and and turn

and feel no comfort

 

Hands of the clock teasing

mocking my plight

pointing accusing hands

the watchfull judge

 

I cant sleep

I cant sleep

 

Only the shadows

can hear me screaming