Sleepless Nights Poem by Anthony Spiros Mcgilvra

tossing and turning inside of my bed
with thoughts like poison inside my head

they wont let me rest or be at peace
there eating me whole and wont let me sleep

i want to shut down and clear my mind
i need to leave i need to unwind

the room is quite but my soul is screaming
its crying for help it needs to be dreaming

my eyes are closed but I'm wide awake
my spirit is bending soon it will brake

my body is tired but won't lie still
all i have is frustration and time to kill

every second I'm awake is waisted and lost
when will i win this war with my thoughts

I'm just outside the door to my salvation,
out here its destruction in there its creation

my thoughts are the guardians holding the key
they keep me awake they wont let me be

i try to destroy them but there to strong to die
there keeping me grounded out of the sky

who should i blame for these sleepless nights
what cut off my wings so i can't take flight

i want to be high in the sky and rest in the clouds
and get away from the noise the lights and the sounds

just sink into peace and forget all that matters
my dreams are my heaven my sleep is the ladder

i don't want to be here wishing for help
just for tonight can i not be myself?