SLEEP, OH, SLEEP

Too late to sleep
Too early to be awake
Doomed in sleep’s convoluted tapestry

Sleep, oh, sleep
I swoon over you nightly
But like a glamorous young lady
You continually play hard to get
Leonard Cohen’s “deeper than a Siberian coalmine” voice didn’t sway you
The boringness of my Epidemiology lecture notes didn’t persuade you
Sleep, oh, sleep
Why hast thou forsaken me?

Drowsiness, red eyes
and a face bereft of cheerfulness
Are all that I’m left with
On this long torturous day
Many gulps of coffee won’t ensure wakefulness
An hour-long bath in hot steam won’t alleviate the lethargy
Only serene slumbers will be the panacea to the cephalalgy
Sleep,oh,sleep
Why hast thou forsaken me?

I'm still dazed by it all
Many a day I acted unfazed
My affections for you, I didn't embrace
I assumed it was just a phase
I didn't endeavour to get outta the haze
I didn't take the chances to regale
Now the ship has sailed
But my feelings aren't abated
Any effort now will be to no avail, you say
As you've moved on without restraints

I woke up too late
Even though my incandescent affection endures
Pangs of sadness are all that remain
I'll strive not to whimper and wail incessantly
That yer bewitching dimples won't be an endless sight

Perhaps the heartache will fade away
Time heals all wounds, they say
And I would have learnt
Not to throw it all away
Thus I'll carry the blame with me
Until I'm no longer lame
But if things do change
Choose to take a chance on me
Next time, I won't let it stray
I won't make the same mistakes