my ears are ringing
the color of the inside of my eyelid lines my vision
my head is pounding
gotosleepgotosleepgotosleep
my ears keep ringing
my eyes flash open
my head keeps pounding
gotosleepgotosleepgotosleep
my lungs rattle in my chest
and skin is pale
I have two days to go
until I'm out
for three months
gotosleepgotosleepgotosleep
my eyes wander
my hands shake
my lungs rattle
like the tail of a desert snake
my eyes fall closed
and the cosmos is at the tip of my fingers
but it was just blinking
no sleep for me tonight
