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# Poetry - I Wish That I Could Sleep
- URL: https://ckhicks.mymagic.page/poetry-i-wish-that-i-could-sleep/
- Published: 2008-09-24T20:30:47.000Z
- Updated: 2008-09-24T20:30:47.000Z
- Author: CK Hicks
- Tags: Fiction & Poetry, poetry

There are so many times I’ll be lying in my bed,  
And this always happens on nights when I need my rest,

I’ll be thinking about you and all that you’ve said,  
And a rhyme or a poem will start to form in my head,

It will no doubt involve your grace - possibly your beauty too,  
Something special I remember from the last time that I saw you,

I begin to write it out as it continues to grow,  
While my eyelids grow heavy – I’m quite tired you know,

I wish that I could sleep and get the rest that I need,  
And I know that for certain I’ll be seeing you in my dreams,

You see I think about you a lot, just in case you haven’t noticed,  
You’re on my brain during the majority of my waking moments,

I can picture your face and that look that you give me,  
And the mear thought of you is purely intoxicating

By this time it’s ten-thirty, eleven, or twelve,  
As I sit sorting this through my head as I try to tell,

Did I make a fool of myself - did I offend you in any way,  
I sit running through all I said and did with you that day,

Did I make you grin when I entered the room,  
Or did I put you off with my behavior towards you,

I’ll run through these things five times, then I’ll do it again,  
Because I want to be a kind, concerning and yet fun-loving friend,

I keep thinking about your smile as I see you next to me,  
Oh man, here I go again – I just wish that I could sleep.