Pressed against a predisposed cage
My mind imprisoned to stay awake
Restless hours I attempt to escape
Yet, I am not privy to the gift of rest
Night my companion- refuses release
While the ‘others’ blessed with normality sleep
I am my own clock absent of a dial
The essence of a reluctant child
All is quiet in the hours I toil
As I dwell suspended in a moonlit cell
Yes night, she is but a seductress fiend
Enticing my mind, forbidding me to dream
O’ how I long to awake at dawn
To rise with the sun’s gently woven song
However, for me this greeting remains unseen
For countless sunrises have bled me to sleep
The birds- so chorus, announce earth's harmony
Mimic miniature intrusions with chaotic screams
Pecking at my ears with such peaceful strife
While I plead for silence, and try to cling to night
My stomach swims as nausea plays
Daytime again; dark circles to erase
Weary now I can retire, and wake before three
So I can pretend to be like everyone else- except me
*until tonight*
