Sleep evades me in the night <br />I listen to sounds make thoughts <br />which play upon my mind <br />in the dark of the room I lay <br />waiting for serenity to come <br />time passes slowly <br />as though held imperfect <br />its warm, too warm for comfort <br />and too cold beyond the bed sheet <br />the day has been long, the body aches <br />still, still sleep evades me <br />and those sounds, each shadow <br />play upon the mind more and more <br />restless and anxious for sleep <br />to rest, to dream, to be at peace <br />the elusive sleep in the night <br />where thoughts consume me<br /><br />Matthew Holloway<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/elusive-sleep/
