sleep creeps up behind my eyes
the ambush is sweet,
but i realize
if i could function normally on no sleep
or only a voluntary basis
why would I ever sleep again
dreams formerly so vivid
now filled with livid figures
and sometimes my death
sleep brings me closer to life
but no closer to living
giving half of my life to unconsciousness
makes me want to hold on
eyes open and breathing
thinking and feeling
i bear witness to the beautiful
inevitability of change
and too soon eternal rest
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