i can’t sleep:
not tonight,
not while
a hundred
a thousand
a million
runaway
thoughts
flit and flutter
in my
head.
i can’t dream:
not tonight
not when
visions
walk past me
like figures
from a
storybook
come to
life
in living colour.
i can’t
stay still
not while the
air
around me
buzzes
volatile
vibrant
vivacious;
millions of
tiny unseen
explosions
reactions
emotions
come sparkling
to the
surface.
how can
one sleep,
how can
one rest
when a living
breathing
world
beckons you
to come
and play?
The Darker Side of Me 