Sleeps Revenge

Sleep never came that night
He cursed sleep
Why didn't it come?
He lay there in the darkness
Eyes closed, then wide open
12.17. Still sleep never came

He turned from one side
Then the other
He laid on his back
Then his front
He curled up in a ball
1,05. Still sleep never came

He cleared his mind of thought
Thought of nothing
Until nothing became something
Pointless, futile
He opened his eyes
2.26. Still sleep never came

He cursed sleep again
Why wouldn't it come?
He turned on the light
Read for a while
Turned off the light, laid down
3.14. Still sleep never came

He recited a poem in his mind
Over and over again
The words made noises in his head
Repetition must work?
He stopped, exhausted
4.28. Still sleep never came

He thought of work
The day ahead
His enormous workload
His tedious life
The bully in the office
5.36. Still sleep never came

Again he cursed sleep
Where had it gone
Sunlight streamed into his room
The dawn chorus started up
Traffic noise outside
6.20. Still sleep never came

He turned off the alarm
No point now
No point at all
Up and off in 10 minutes
Damn you sleep
He closed his eyes for a second

Thats when sleep decided to come
Hard and fast
Long and deep
Sleep smiled to itself
No alarm to wake him now
No birds song would stir this slumber
No jangling of milk bottles
Would ignite his spark
Sleep smiled to itself again
Sorry I'm late, bit busy
Still, here now
And I'll stay as long as I can