Sleep…
Eludes me
Running so fast
She becomes nothing more than a blur
A tease to my weary senses
A throbbing pain behind my eyes
A constant hunger to my subconscious
A punishment for sins unconfessed.

Sleep only comes…
With the aid of pills
Alcohol and sometimes sex
Giving my exhausted mind and body
A few hours of temporary relief
A torturous taste of rest
Permeated with unforgiving dreams.

Her premature depature…
Leaves me anxious,
Paranoid,
Debilitated,
As I cry out for more,
Pleading for the slumber
That will rejuvenate my body and soul,
Praying for salvation.

However…
She just laughs at my pitiful petitions
Disdainfully refusing to have mercy on me
And bestow upon me
Her somniferous blessing…