Sleep- A poem about living for others sake
Title: Sleep
I can’t remember the last time
I looked into a mirror without a cringe
Each time I see myself
I find myself on a new binge
On a path to crush all thought
It was the time you told me to never worry
That you would never hurt me or run astray
Yet in the end you brought a nightmare
A portrait to the end of days
I saw my heart inside a dream
Barb wire trailed it; seam by seam
A knife impaled it, with hate redeemed
Cause it was that moment you walked away
That I lost all care for myself
It was that time I wasn’t good enough
That I chose you were right, and gave myself away
Every Night I go to sleep
The tears I don’t even notice anymore
They’ve just become a part of waking up
A pillow soaked with empty dreams
Because I’ve lost all true inspiration
If I didn’t have people looking up to me
I’d have no choice but to let go
Cause I can’t handle this anymore
©Sean Monaghan 1/28/2013
