Lying awake,
On the brink of the little death,
Ecstatic to no end, perhaps
Blitzed on crystal meth.
Not the only cause, of course.
Possibilities abound,
Reasons upon reasons,
That one’s mind is not sound.
However, such reasons
Can only fall under
Certain categories, to be sure.
A few examples:
I. Excitement
Tomorrow’s the big day!
Graduation, marriage, jubilaté!
Time to move on, to ever greater things,
Or maybe that stupid ad was true,
Red Bull gives you wings!
Caffeine, sugar, orgasmic bliss, will
Drape your mind in hypersensitive mist.
II. Insomnia
Staring at the ceiling, listless,
The clock ticks on, lazily,
Your brain weighs heavy, patience thin,
While time spirals away, crazily.
It is hard when you know
There’ll be hell to pay, tomorrow,
Nodding, nodding, dozing at work,
Ratted out to your boss, by
Your co-worker, the jerk.
(Who no one likes anyway.)
III. Fear
The pit of the stomach stirs, and
The sandman shies away,
Why won’t it come to me,
A small voice asks plaintively.
Faster and faster goes
The thumping in the chest,
The fear and the sorrow,
Staying any rest.
There’s no way out,
Lies come to light,
Your doom is upon you
So why don’t you just…
Give up the fight.
Shadows in the room grow longer,
And dawn breaks on stuck-open lids,
For it is impossible, you see,
To sleep when the soul is uneasy.
