At the end of the day, much has been done Some of it work, and some of it fun But now is the time to lie down and sleep Into my head all thoughts seem to seep
Abundant energy I have found Enough to get up, to leap, to bound But due to the time, to my bed I’m confined And to all possible dreams I remain blind
As I lie I review my day Thinking of things in a different way But I do not tarry, quickly I move on To days that are both short and long gone
Then I think of things not yet done Making plans that seem to be jumping the gun All this runs in circles through my head As I shift uncomfortably in my bed
Soon I realize that part of what discomforts me Is that you are not as close as I would like you to be In fact I wish you were here to be a calming presence To settle my brain, to give my breathing a gentle cadence
Were you here in my arms I know I would sleep For I would have my love, as you have mine to keep I would hold you close as if to ward off theft Of you from my life, which would leave me bereft
Thank god I still have you in my life Yet I am alone through this strife All this thinking and wishing, leaves me feeling alone For it all comes to nothing, but the emptiness has grown
Though all this I’m just trying to say I love you, and miss you, and can’t sleep by the way And this poem was written and thoroughly refined By the errant thoughts of this restless mind