The hour strikes to midnight And I find myself consumed As these thoughts choke me They grasp my mind intensely Gripping me with every strength I toss I turn No sleep Just wonder Regret from the past Fear of the future And hurt from today I cannot seem to find control No air to fill my lungs Nor peace to calm my flesh Just chaos in my head Congesting me with vigor I question everything I can As I long for all that could be And die to all that has been I lay here empty in my soul For giving up all that I sewed The birds chirp as the sun rises And my eyes sink deeper As I think to the point of death I burn from the exhaustions I throb from the insomnia Yet my body fights my flesh That I gave up long ago