Reason
Sometimes I wish
I could just put my head down
Close my eyes
Clear my thoughts
And sleep
No dreams
No nightmares
No nothing
But pure, unadulterated,
Peaceful rest
Alas, my head
Rarely even reaches the pillow
So full of words and phrases
That need to be memorized
And stresses and anxieties
That life throws my way
If my head ever gets close
Something will remind me
Of just one more thing I have to do
And if my head does hit the pillow
My thoughts are rarely clear
And closer to murky
Poems, lyrics, quotes, facts
All swimming around
And begging for attention
If my thoughts ever start to fade
I will realize quickly
And 10 more will fill it's place
And if my thoughts do clear
My eyes rarely close
Choosing to stay open in the dark
When I can't tell a difference anyway
But still need to blink
Else they shrivel
And if my eyelids ever drift shut
A noise will be made
And jolt me back to reality
And if my eyes do close
My sleep is rarely peaceful
Instead full of my hopes and dreams
My faults and nightmares
And I start to worry about
How even the people in my mind
Might judge who I am
And if the images disappear
A change will be made
And a new dream will begin
The only time
That my head hits the pillow
That my eyes close
That my thoughts clear
That my dreams leave me alone
Is when I'm exhausted
And my body spends
The last bit of energy reserved
To allow all those things to happen
And that's why
I stay awake all night
YOU ARE READING
River Flow: Poetry
PoetryHR: 289 This is my book for a 30 day writing challenge-esque camp for Poetry. I hope to complete it all. All of these poems will be my original work, and my favorites will be moved to my regular poetry book.
