It's getting dark, <br />The sun has set. <br />It's time for sleep, <br />Yet none I'll get. <br /> <br />Sleep evades me, <br />My mind runs. <br />Thoughts are spinning, <br />It's just begun. <br /> <br />A sleepless night, <br />Of tossing and turning. <br />Can't get comfy, <br />The lights still burning. <br /> <br />Wide awake, <br />Can't close my eyes. <br />Tomorrow's coming, <br />Big surprise... <br /> <br />Wait! What's this? <br />I'm getting tired. <br />My eyes are closing, <br />My mind retired. <br /> <br />It's coming fast, <br />I give no fight. <br />I'm sinking now, <br />So I'll say goodnight! <br /> <br />(2005)<br /><br />Ashley Prah<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/waiting-for-sleep/
