By RainbowChaser
Date: 2003 Feb 23
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[[2003.02.23.11.41.2391]]

Sleep

Escaping all the baggage, pain and hurt
that belong to you
but somehow seep into me
only to bring me further down into the abyss

my only escape is my bed
where i can close my brain off
and forget about you
for an extended period of time

sleep provides what nothing else can
alcohol, drugs, or purging don't remove you from my brain
for such an extended period of time
but sleeps does so effortlessly, painlessly

in my dreams, you don't exist
there is no pressure to come to a conclusion
to solve all my issues
to provide an explanation for all my shortcomings

i've become so skillful at shutting reality off
by slipping into bed
that it's all that i want to do
it's my only hobby, friend, pleasure

dreams are a much better alternative to reality
dreams are so kind
reality with you is so harsh
there's no incentive to wake

sleep used to be a requirement, now it's a necessity
one of the only things that allows me to cope
maybe one day, i'll be able to truly live again
without the constant desire to sleep my life away