Heaven's Poems

Sleep

When I was young I used to think

How could some people fall asleep

With the nightmares on their skin

That they drew with bloody ink

Now every mirror breaks

I wish mirrors could lie

And tell me I'm not a mistake

And laugh whenever I cried

If without the bars

Would I still be here with you

If I could throw up

Don't you think I would

Death is the only way

So I don't do it again

I wish there weren't today

I'm still looking for the end

And now I understand

As my paintings look back at me

That the people from back then

Never really fell asleep

There's fireworks in the sky

The night through eyes of rain

One day my soul will fly

And be free from this pain

And now I understand

As my corpse fails to sleep

Now that my hands

Are brave enough to draw on me

5/15/21