an ode to sleep

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Sleep hides from me
When I search for it
And appears when I ask it to stay away
I wonder what I did for it to disobey
Maybe I neglected it in my youth
Never wanted anything to do with it
Thought I'd never need it
Now
I crave it more than ever
And it eludes me every time
I hope one day
I can make amends
And sleep can forgive me
For all I've done to ignore it

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