I am so exhausted, longing now for rest
This pain behind my eyes is a marching drum
Dragging me towards the blankets of my bed
Where now my body begs me to lay my head
To close my eyes, to sleep forever to succumb
Yes, I am so bone-tired, stripped of every joy
Life feels worn and pointless, like a rusted toy.
With aching muscles, a smile I give
But it is dusty and strained from lack of use
More often with frowns, my face I abuse
I long for sleep with every atom in my body,
With every broken fragment of my soul.
Despite this, I sit here still, staring at my bowl
For sleep will ne’er come, not till the morning dawns
Yet still for that world-drowning sleep my body longs.
And I will long and I will wait through every pain
For the rest I swear someday I shall attain:
That rest which brings silence to the body
And from the mind breaks the earthly chain,
A rest in which I choose forever to remain.