Sleep Escape

 
endless sleep is calling me
with blankets to keep me warm
eyes closed so I cannot see
I fall in enfolding arms

I hide here from the daylight
from phones and computer screens
sleeping daily more than night
should I wonder what it means

are dreams all that alluring
seeking, not running away
or are they just obscuring
what it is I fear by day

my world these days is fearful
tales of lost jobs and of crime 
at work I get an earful
tales of every one's but mine

daytime holds fogotten tasks
all the things I should have done
how far are they in the past
can the battle still be won

all my strength to stay awake
there's none left for undone chores
no "fight back with all it takes"
instead I go down with snores

 
c. 2/17/09