slick sheets cling like a shroud

full moon bruised sky

ceaseless thoughts fling sharp nails

tick tick ticking clock never stops never stops

its 2am tick tick tick

one bead of sweat crawls down my spine

i long for those pulses of exhaustion

those gloved hands wrapped around my throat

to sleep sweet dreams and stick for a brief eternity

ceaseless thoughts fling sharp nails

tick tick ticking clock never stops never stops

its 3am tick tick

lactic acid winds through my itchy limbs

my mistakes loom large in my mind, needling

pillows flipped tick tick tick

pillows flipped tick tick tick

naked i cry out for sweet sleep sweet dreams

clocks tick moon passes beyond a cloud

tick tick ticking clock never stops never stops

its 4am tick tick tick

gestures haunt me long black hair

ice white ghouls lick at my twitching hands

no one to witness my descent into unconsciousness

i instead descend into madness

head aches gates closed

faces in the shadows

teeth bared shining light

swinging bulb

tick tick ticking clock never stops never stops

its 5am tick tick tick

sheets kicked off dawn kicks in

purple peach pink and blue

the world rolls on another day

water drip drip drips from the tap

juggernauts roar into life

i watch another sunrise

purple peach pink and blue

i watch another sunrise

tick tick ticking clock never stops never stops

its 6am tick tick tick

only now the day has begun

does my mind allow the tendrils of rest

to caress my weary frame

heavy gravel eyes block out the endless roar

the clock stops ticking

the water stops dripping

my mind turns off

its 7am

i close my eyes and begin again