Sleep

I wince as the light falls upon my closed eyes

Irritated, I shut them further tightly

With a sigh of resignation, I open the couple

Waking to the dreaded winter of dawn

Sleep—oh how I long for it!

My day begins with its farewell, and throughout, my desire heightens

Every waking moment, I wish for Sleep to grace me with its company,

Its dark tresses caressing my eyes shut,

Its warm embrace hugging my bodice

And yet it prevails in the shadows of Time, lingering at the edges of my consciousness, teasing my mind

Alas, as Night falls, it hits me with loud activity

Thus is my state of mind, that at time right, I cannot fall asleep!

And hence my thoughts wander,

Wander to Life, Light and Being

Anxious thoughts quickly follow, abolishing even the slightest drop of calm

As is with the human brain, I glean my own answers to my unspoken questions

And what with all my anxious tossing and turning,

I remember the verses from my scientific learning

It is thus those words I use, to think myself to sleep

I let calm seep in

Let my mind slip in

Into the abyss of dreams, wandering thoughts, impossibilities

It is there, in that liquid- thought state

That I welcome Sleep into the realms of my mind

And gladly I fall onto the down

Sadly to be awakened at the painful desert of Dawn.