By: Noemy Campos
Go away, go away
I cry again and again
Turning on my side looking into the night
The city lights hitting my eye daunting
me Another sleepless night
Worries here, worries there
Thoughts looping over one another
Last I checked the clock it was 11,
It’s now 3:27 and I’m awake more than ever
Another sleepless night
I’m tired, very tired
Don’t make me go through this again
I can’t focus anymore
Grades are dropping
Another sleepless night
I am helpless, I am helpless
The old tricks aren’t working anymore
Music, hot milk, showers, melatonin
Nothing makes me sleep
I’ve become immune
It’s out of control
Dark circles are deepening
I’m seeing things in my
eyes:
Shadow men, illusions from my exhausted brain
Another sleepless night
Go to sleep, go to sleep
Shut your eyes and dream
Let your worries leave
But how can I?
If it’s my worries that won’t let me sleep?