Let Me Sleep Poem by Claire Abbott

I can't sleep,
my mind is tired and weary,
but my brain doesn't hear me.
It won't switch off.
Won't stop and let me rest,
Give me silence, let me be.
Can't rid myself of these thoughts,
of the past that I've been through,
Although theres nothing I can do,
I cannot change whats done.
I just wish it didnt haunt me,
Cause my mind to wander elsewhere,
To a place I cannot share, cannot escape,
I feel trapped in my life,
In the mess and mistakes,
How much time does it take?
To erase it from my mind