08/08/24

The Dark Night of Insomnia

Sleep eludes me, drifting like a ghost in the night,
My mind races like a wild horse, refusing to be stilled,
  The hours tick by in agonizing silence, a cruel torment,
   My body longs for rest, but my thoughts keep me captive,
    In the darkness, I am alone with my restless mind,
     Counting sheep becomes a futile exercise, a mockery,
      The night stretches on endlessly, a never-ending cycle,
       I yearn for the embrace of slumber, the sweet release,
        But insomnia holds me in its firm grip, a cruel master,
         And so I lie awake, lost in the shadows of the night.