do you think you'll ever lay her to rest?
allow her to sleep?
she's stayed awake for months on end
and every time she tried to close her eyes
you shook her awake
again
telling just one more tale
one more tall story
one more lie
that we must all
simply listen to
listen to this little ditty
i'm sure you'll recall it
once i'm done
do you remember the time we...?
no.. not really..
without sleep
all she sees are hallucinations
disjointed recollections
of the tissue paper life
that blows..
in the breeze
did you know
sleep deprivation
is a form of torture?
and you have kept her up
long enough
and she's tired of being worn
like an overcoat
as your splendid outer garment
in all it's melancholy finery
passersby remark
on how well you wear her
and you have the audacity to say
'Oh this old thing'
she's wearing thin and eventually
she'll disappear
altogether
she's becoming threadbare in places
and no matter how tightly
you wrap yourself up in her
she won't keep you warm
but that's only because
you don't want her to get warm
or let her go to sleep
you just won't let her rest in peace
will you
Jul 15, 2016
Jul 15, 2016 at 2:51 AM UTC
do you think you'll ever lay her to rest?
allow her to sleep?
she's stayed awake for months on end
and every time she tried to close her eyes
you shook her awake
again
telling just one more tale
one more tall story
one more lie
that we must all
simply listen to
listen to this little ditty
i'm sure you'll recall it
once i'm done
do you remember the time we...?
no.. not really..
without sleep
all she sees are hallucinations
disjointed recollections
of the tissue paper life
that blows..
in the breeze
did you know
sleep deprivation
is a form of torture?
and you have kept her up
long enough
and she's tired of being worn
like an overcoat
as your splendid outer garment
in all it's melancholy finery
passersby remark
on how well you wear her
and you have the audacity to say
'Oh this old thing'
she's wearing thin and eventually
she'll disappear
altogether
she's becoming threadbare in places
and no matter how tightly
you wrap yourself up in her
she won't keep you warm
but that's only because
you don't want her to get warm
or let her go to sleep
you just won't let her rest in peace
will you
