i can never sleep
something always gets in the way
thoughts race more frenetically
in total blackness on this sleepyhemisphere
like jack hammer grasshopper colonies
a million cutting room floor trophies
strewn with guilt and piled to the ceiling's mouth
no blinds ever hang from this city's sill
no princess ever calls out from the tower
bloor st. is a fierce statement of foot steps
and alcohol breath
pounding the pavement's cracked momentum
in search of bed stands
to rest a watch
or a cellphone on silent
for one night
and one night only
this is so much greater than mother insomnia's eye clamps
so much stronger than aubergine ambien clouds
i watch the numbers roll over
at least they're consistent
i need a girl
i need another heartbeat
to soften my anxiety
to get lost with me
under miles of sheets
made of the finest merino wool
backed with thousand-count egyptian cotton
threaded with 22 carat gold
doesn't that sound sweet?
i'm so sick of counting sheep
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