How can I sleep

How can I sleep

when I have so much

I need to do

How can I sleep

when there are so many projects

I have left undone

How can I sleep

when she’s depressed

and brimming with anxiety

How can I sleep

when I know the country

has elected a moron again

How can I sleep

when my neighbors have a bone to pick

wishing for nothing more than to see me gone

How can I sleep

when children look at me

like they want to eat me

How can I sleep

with this racket that isn’t there

it’s only my tinnitus

How can I sleep

when there’s another crisis

for me to endure

How can I sleep

when I have yet to write

the great American short story

How can I sleep

when the novel I’m writing

has been untouched for years

How can I sleep

when I’m shaky

and my mind is racing

How can I sleep

when I’ve overdone it

with my caffein consumption

How can I sleep

when this rotten anxiety

keeps me awake for another night