Why Sleep Doesn't Come
I can’t close my eyes.
It’s not that I’m physically incapable of doing so
or that I lack the know-how.
It has nothing to do with my fear of the dark.
I simply can’t do it.
My mind tells me to do so
but my heart says I can’t
because I won’t like what I see.
So I won’t close my eyes
because I know my heart is right
but, my mind longs to share the image
that has taken up it’s volume.
Close them, it whispers, taunting me
with the illusion of fatigue.
We’re not ready, my heart warns me.
So I can’t close my eyes in fear
that if I do,
I’ll be reminded of you.