Struggle For Sleep

For all the insomniacs out there

 

As weary body moves to rest

Long past the setting of the sun,

This wakeful mind is roused to jest

My shattered limbs are not near done.

 

Whilst trying now to settle in,

Malicious and disruptive brain

Finds suddenly, its great to spin

My droopy head down memory lane.

 

These sorry eyes make quick to hide

When visions swim about the room,

But darkness cannot stem the tide

And dawn approaches all too soon.

 

No quick escape, nor remedy

Compels my conscious thoughts desist,

And desperate action’s quick to see

My sodden sheets lie in a twist.

 

However, time shall prove to mind

Its play is dulled by morning light,

So brain and body rest in kind

Preparing for tomorrows fight.