Fuzzy shapes in front of me, telling me to sleep
While my heart races and will not let me fall

Now my mind is racing, my pillow overhearing
‘bout all the times today when I took the fall

Clench then unclench fists, trying to forget
Forget what awaits, crouching in the Fall

Deep breaths, close lids, start dreaming, don’t do this
Again. The exhaustion will lead to that inevitable fall

I know the morning will come, but will I
Have fallen asleep at all? How long until I fall?

“Newspaper, psych, write a Ghazal,” whispers my
Mind to a weary body. And I’m just about to fall

ACHOO! Efforts wasted! For the love of…
Please, G-d, just let me fall!

Deep breaths, fuzzy shapes, mind slows,
Faded whispers, dream

And fall

And fall

And fall