Sleepless Night

Nothing worse than a sleepless night, My body’s a sleep but my mind’s wide-awake With all the starts in the dark sky None with enough light I struggle to put my fears aside and my thoughts to rights. Struggling, through the meanders of my mind Screaming thoughts rumble and tumble exploding my head When sleep finally finds it way to me Nightmares sneaks in my bed Causing such a fright Fights to scare sleep away Living life over in my head Afraid to go to sleep at night Afraid to be alone or to make sound By five in the morning I wish I were dead, There’s nothing worse than lying awake at night. Screaming and hearing nothing but my echo in a moonless night With Closet monsters peeking at me Wish to tightly clutch my teddy But all grown up and too old for a toy As the closet door creaks I wait for this endless time to end Hoping for the monster not to hold my leg And for nightmare not to sneak on my bed Wishing to sleep yet I’m still wide-awake Feeling dead and wondering if I’m still alive