The Night

I lay in the dark, awake
My mind restless, my thoughts racing
The night is quiet and still
Shadows dance above me on the ceiling
I wait, wondering when sleep will capture me?

I wrestle beneath the covers
Searching for unfamiliar comfort
Breathing in the aroma of the night air
Overtaken by the surrounding loneliness
I wait, wondering when sleep will capture me?

I try to distract my mind from thoughts of him
Fantasizing about his touch, his kiss
His passion, all the things that I miss
I want him, I dream, I wish
I wait, wondering when sleep will capture me?

I ponder my hopes, my reality, my fears
Hoping somehow to get lost, to drift away
The moonlight shining brightly through the window
As if it were spotlighting my restlessness
I wait, wondering when sleep will capture me?

My mind begins to blur
My thoughts begin to fade
Loneliness and fear have gone
The uncertainty of it all begins to disappear
I wait, feeling as though sleep is lurking upon me...

My mind and body reluctantly succumb
My restlessness becomes a memory
I let go, I give into my dreams
I surrender to sleep entirely
Finally, I have been captured...