Sleep, so gentle, so tender,
That it brims over my eyelids.
But NO –
I will not let slumber overwhelm me.
The land of sleep beckons
With its fantastic dreamlands.
Away from friends and foes,
Away from all my joys and anguish.
Here in the falling clouds of darkness,
I can lose myself.
And never fear, what others
Think or feel or do of me!
The wondrous world of sleep
Is not for me.
I must stay awake –
To feel every twinge of happiness,
To wince at every throb of pain.
Walk through every flowering avenue of joy,
And journey through every dark wood of betrayal!
I will remain awake –
Through every moment
Of this life that I must live.
One can choose to live thier life medicated,
Thrust into the rabbit hole or
they can remain awake.
Poem by Tammy C.