Sleepless Nights

It is ten o’ clock
And I’m ready for bed
Ready to shut my eyes
And rest my weary head

Been lying in bed for a while
But the restlessness doesn’t lessen
I’ve been tossing and turning
And it’s now a quarter past eleven

The clock strikes midnight
And I’m still wide awake
Various thoughts running through my head
Do nothing to dull that ache

I find myself thinking
Of all that’s come undone
With work, money, friendships and love
Until it’s almost one

Depressing thoughts of being all alone
The fear of what I’m going to do
Without enough money at the moment
And then the clock strikes two

I’m trying hard to stop these thoughts
As the time is almost three
I wonder when the sandman
Will throw some sleeping dust on me

I get out of bed
And walk to the door
I need some warm milk
As the time is almost four

I’m still thinking about work
And hoping my critical clients are alive
I run through all the upcoming appointments
As the rising sun indicates it’s five

I move on to dwelling on my love life
Or the lack of anything in the mix
And how I really need to get past my ex
The alarm going off tells me it’s six

I lie in bed for some time more
Thinking about all the bills to pay
I find myself wishing I could fall asleep
And wake up to a brand new day

A day when none of my worries exist
No problems with work, bills or love
A day when I’ve woken up from a peaceful slumber
And I’m truly thankful to the one above

Instead I drag myself out of bed
With eyes as heavy as can be
To get myself ready for the day
Starting with a massive shot of coffee

Work is actually good for me
As it makes things feel all right
But then it’s back home again
And back to another sleepless night

[Please note: While some things are taken from personal experiences, I am not having sleepless nights...I can sleep through anything! So please don't think this is what I'm going through at the moment because I truly am not. Most of the stuff is based on my imagination while other worries, I tend to think of during the day when not at work! :P]