Still Awake

 Poem Written April 13th

There's a way to sleep without wandering

To breathe with eyes closed and calm

There's a way not to worry

Through your dreams at night

But it's not known to me

Because I only sleep 

When I'm not thinking

And it takes kind of long to wind down

My brain.

We'll lie together awake instead.

And listen to the rain

Hitting our window.

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