Insomnia summons the sandman
Triggering reasons never to sleep
The sands of time don’t always heal
Contrarily, they remind you of eyes open
Night after night, prayers don’t remove trauma
Age doesn’t erase pain; swallowing bottles
Liquor makes time shift, drunken trauma
Mixed in hope divided by regret
A nasty formula, concoctions piercing elixirs
Taste of sour grapes numbing tastebuds
I want to dream tonight, pop the prescriptions
Fall back on my bed of illusions and dream
I am normal, not full of worry or doubt
I am a miracle giving others life
Breathe, inhale exhale hold deeply
Stretch out your hand humanity will find you
Maybe, dejected, stranded in this realm
Locked in sugar, clogged arteries, emotional
Eating cause its soothing, tired, sleepy
Nightmare have my eyelids pried open
Sandman waits for me, I don’t show
I fight, I press, can’t give up
The trees give me oxygen, branches close in
Roots hug me, leaves cover me
There is no exit, or escape from anguish
I stay in the forest it’s familiar it’s safe
But no one can find me
