In My Bedroom At Night Poem by Claire Galpin

The candle flickering in a midnight room,
The window’s open and the wind comes through,
The door is flapping to and fro,
My teeth are chattering with cold,
I can’t get a wink of sleep,
I feel like I only want to weep,
Although my eyes are getting weary
I don’t feel a bit dreary.

Why can’t I get any sleep at night?
I hardly ever have much light,
The candle doth flicker away,
The time is getting quite late,
The wind is blowing away outside,
My eyes are still open quite wide,
I don’t ever want to sleep again,
I want to take those pills to stay awake.

The doors still banging freely,
The windows are still open, and it’s windy.
I am wriggling to keep myself warm,
And really I’m getting quite bored,
What I feel like now…
Some real groovy music to listen to. WOW.
I only want to be on my own,
In my bedroom with records all alone.

I want something to keep me warm,
I’d like a party that’s lasting till morn,
I wonder if I will ever get to sleep,
I’m beginning to feel so weak,
What’s the matter with me?
I really do act so very silly,
I’ve got the light sill on,
And now it’s nearly half past one.

Why do I worry so much?
I can’t seem to dream, it’s all “double Dutch”,
I want to get up and play my guitar,
I want to go out on a bike and go far,
I can’t seem to go anywhere alone,
When I’m alone, I never seem to be on my own,
I feel like someone’s watching me from somewhere,
Who ever I’m with, there is always someone else there.

Everywhere I go there’s someone there, but who?
Everywhere I go I feel I’m being told to wear blue,
Shall I go out into the wide world?
Shall I go out and find somewhere lively,
My eyes are starting to ache,
I’m not feeling very awake,
Really I’m feeling quite weak,
I think if I put the light out,
I’ll sleep
Goodnight.