"Sleepless Night"

August 5, 2005

Sleepless Night
By: R. A. Cvetich

It’s three o’clock in the morning
I’ve nearly lost all track of time
I try and try but fail again;
You will not leave my mind
I imagine you and I together
Gazing in your eyes
I can almost feel your touch
Then I finally realize
That you are not here with me
And so my heart does ache
For my tired eyes, they wish to sleep
But all these thoughts keep me awake
If I slept you would be in my dreams
And though that’s far from real
At least I could get this off my heart
And let you know these things I feel
But I just stare out this dark window
Dimly lit by half a moon
I imagine the next time that we’ll meet
And I pray that it is soon
I wonder if I can endure this
As I’m put up to the test
But since I can’t be with you now
My heart, it finds no rest
And neither do my eyes, so heavy
As time keeps passing by
I still can’t suppress my thoughts of you,
Holding back the tears I long to cry
Counting sheep, it doesn’t work
Sleeping pills, I’ve taken some
But pills won’t take you from my mind
Oh, when will morning come?
For then I can just talk to you
Then I can hear your voice
To tell you how you swept me off my feet
’Cause my heart never had a choice
And so these thoughts of you continue
As my mind strays and wanders
Minutes melt into endless hours
I can’t take it any longer!
For I can just imagine now
In these thoughts of mine so deep
That far away inside your room
That you’ve drifted off to sleep
Oh, how I long to be beside you
Dreaming in your arms
Protected by you, so secure
Where I’d be safe from harm
But alas I know I never could
You are far and out of sight
And even dreams won’t come to me
I must live without tonight
And though I care about you so
I wish these thoughts were gone
For now I leave to think some more
As this night drags on and on…