tossing and turning inside of my bed <br />with thoughts like poison inside my head <br /> <br />they wont let me rest or be at peace <br />there eating me whole and wont let me sleep <br /> <br />i want to shut down and clear my mind <br />i need to leave i need to unwind <br /> <br />the room is quite but my soul is screaming <br />its crying for help it needs to be dreaming <br /> <br />my eyes are closed but I'm wide awake <br />my spirit is bending soon it will brake <br /> <br />my body is tired but won't lie still <br />all i have is frustration and time to kill <br /> <br />every second I'm awake is waisted and lost <br />when will i win this war with my thoughts <br /> <br />I'm just outside the door to my salvation, <br />out here its destruction in there its creation <br /> <br />my thoughts are the guardians holding the key <br />they keep me awake they wont let me be <br /> <br />i try to destroy them but there to strong to die <br />there keeping me grounded out of the sky <br /> <br />who should i blame for these sleepless nights <br />what cut off my wings so i can't take flight <br /> <br />i want to be high in the sky and rest in the clouds <br />and get away from the noise the lights and the sounds <br /> <br />just sink into peace and forget all that matters <br />my dreams are my heaven my sleep is the ladder <br /> <br />i don't want to be here wishing for help <br />just for tonight can i not be myself?<br /><br />Anthony Spiros Mcgilvra<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/sleepless-nights-34/
