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Sleep, Like An Absent Lover
by Amy WustrinSleep, like an absent lover
I lie awake in bed at night
Longing for
Sleep, for which I scarcely have the time
And which has even less time for me
Sleep, I know I make it a chore
To spend time with me
I resist you, push you away
Even as i bid you
Come closer
Sleep, I've rolled you up in joints
And had a few laughs
And a few orgasms
Before bedtime
I've waited for you
And i would come
But you wouldn't
I've sought you out
At the bottom of every bottle of pills
And I hate pills
But I need you
God made it that way
Sleep, a flirty, charming gigilo
You have so many beds to lie in
With so many women more beautiful than I
It's no wonder that most nights
I'm left in the dark
Awake
Longing for you, Sleep
Like an absent lover.
Yes, just like an absent lover. 11/29/2004 Posted on 11/29/2004
Copyright © 2025 Amy Wustrin
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| Posted by Ernest A Miller on 09/01/07 at 03:38 PM So feel your pain havent slept since i was blown up in Iraq in 05 aug, when I'm home from this second all expenses paid trip the joints and lots of SOJA and DmB i'm hoping will cure me. :-) cheers and well done
ernie |
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