Thoughts Before Bed

10-14-11

When I lay down at night
To get ready to go to bed
I never fall asleep on time
Due to the thoughts running through my head.

They are not always happy
And they are not always sad
Sometimes I just re-run my day
When things weren't all that bad.

When my room is so quiet
And everything is supposed to be at rest
My mind is the only thing that doesn't respond
It's like it is completely obsessed.

Going from one thought to another
Not even stopping to take a break
It has no sense of control
And has a lot of room for a mistake.

I would say it was another being
Just living inside my head
That wouldn't be far from the truth
But it doesn't want its name to be said.

It lives with me
And never leaves my side
I have to bear with it
I have to abide.

If I try and run from this being
It forces me to stop
It has complete control
It has come to reach the top.

My friends and family don't understand
How hard it is to sleep at night
My mind is just so rampant
Just like it is tonight.

But give me an hour or so
To file my thoughts in their rightful place
Then maybe I can get some sleep
And let my dreams start off on their race.