I can't settle my mind.
The cigarettes keep burning
My eyes remain alert.
Mr. Sandman,
Won't you send me a dream?
Don't make it cute,
Just let it divert my alert thoughts.
Cast my mind into a deep slumber,
No matter how evil or insane
As long as it's a dream,
Where my eyes are closed,
No longer stiff from staring at the idle clock
That doesn't seem to let time pass by.
My cigarette burns out.
Why can't I?
