Dawn is a few hours away
Yet I am not sleeping
My mind is racing
My heart beats rapidly in my chest
I know I need to rest
A new day is dawning
But my mind won’t stop
My emotions won’t be calmed
I replay my yesterday
Question decisions I’ve made
Worry how I will handle what is to come
I yearn for things I have yet to attain
I pray for strength and knowledge
I close my eyes in an attempt to dream
To escape today and journey into tomorrow
In hope that I will awake with a sense of peace
That with sleep I will gain strength and resolve
To conquer a new day and accept all
That tomorrow puts before me
And that tomorrow night
Sleep comes quickly
Before
Dawn is a few hours away
Written by TaVona Salaz Treadwell