Can't sleep
Can't stop thinking
Paper bits in my mind
On each one, written just a few lines
Crumpled up in balls on the floor of my conscience
Stream of consciousness won't stop streaming
I need a boat to paddle away
Through all of the madness, fighting with the waves
His face and words and flashes of a memory
Eyes
Swirling in the water beneath
Crashing crashing
I am crashing
I'm so tired
Turn it off, put down the paddle,
put down the pen
Stop thinking
Need to rest
Need to sleep
Can't sleep