Sleep
by Raini St. John
I haven’t slept in a long time
I haven’t found peace
My own peace
There is no rest
I do not float on clouds
Or laugh with people I love
When the darkness falls and blackness comes
I do not see loved ones
Or fields of flowers, swaying softly in the breeze
Creeks trickling in their path through
Quiet forest trees
I do not see the birds fly
I do not see the sun, or feel its warmth upon my skin
I do not see the life tree, stretching towards the sky
Blooming with flowers, each one a blossom of laughter
My own peace
I haven’t found peace
I haven’t slept in a long time