Another Sleepless Night

Fifteen minutes past the three a.m. hour

Nose wont open, eyes wont close

Ears attentive to the whispers of the house

Body combusting, heart beating

Mind racing, head deep in my pillow

Another sleepless night

Insomnia raids, stealing sleep like treasured gold

Leaving me twisted, turned in linen covered bondage

The darkness of my room is nothing new

It comes back to sight like a recurring dream

I wish I could dream right now

But thoughts consume every useless minute

Forty-five exactly as the clock beeps the hour

Eyes have their fill of the night

And won't lull towards a passive close

Pillow lays like a brick beneath my weary head

Mind saves the memories for another day

I lay flat, numb to the thought of anythingAnother sleepless night