Laying in the crumpled sheets of midnight

Stillness hangs heavy on the air

And makes you want to hold your breath

Time is waiting

For you to close your eyes

So that it can be free to fly

And pull you swiftly to morning

The sleep that eluded you then

Now begs for your return

Frustration overcomes you

As the curtains open on a new day

Ten more minutes

Wouldn’t help

But you desire them more than words

And after another long day

Of information overload

The mind races

As midnight creeps upon you

And sleep escapes once more