wrapped in a camel colored <br />sweat-shirt with snaps <br />the ugliest thing i own <br />but it’s soft inside <br />& comforts me when i’m cold <br /> <br />the question is, <br />why do i feel cold <br /> <br />it’s 4: 00 am & i haven’t <br />slept a wink <br />not for lack of trying <br />i laid wide eyed <br />every muscle in my body ached <br />to move <br /> <br />i want to be a good girl <br />& sleep when 'normal' <br />people sleep <br />wake when they do as well <br /> <br />but i’ve failed, <br />& broken the rules <br />i’m forever breaking <br />someone’s rules<br /><br />Joyce Chelmo<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/these-hours/
