In the dead of night

In the darkness I take a seat

I listen and I hear

The steady pounding of a heart beat

The ones I love sleep soundly near

As sleep settles in

I am kept awake

A blank face turns from a grin

My mind feeling chaotically made

It’s time for rest

My body would say

But my brain thinks it’s best

To overthink our life, and our day.

To worry over nothing

To stress about everything out of sight

My mind never sleeps in the dead of night