Poem 149- I have to sleep in the day

I have to sleep in the day

I have to sleep in the day for in the night

My daily responsibility preys too heavily on my mind

I have to sleep in the day for in the night

My body cannot fight control after hours of

Controlling the madness in that room

I have to sleep in the day for in the night

My battery will not recharge, faulty as purchased for 4 pounds from Japan via Ebay

I have to sleep in the day for in the night

My breath will not slow to stillness unless I unstick the players from their backing and I consume my head in the action of sliding my nail between the leaves

I have to sleep in the day for in the night

The shadows on my balcony induce the fear my inner child harbours about burglars and terrorists

I have to sleep in the day for in the night

The discomfort of your sofa is better than the release of the tension in my back 

I have to sleep in the day for in the night

I forget my World Cup is over and triumphant as there is always more to be done

I have to sleep in the day for in the night

I remember I will have to transport myself in a vehicle I was only recently granted the privilege to use

I have to sleep in the day for in the night

I am too distracted by technology and its bright light to switch off my mind long enough to succumb

I have to sleep in the day unless you are there to allay and assuage, to provide the envelopes, to envelope, to protect, to distract and to love.