Insomnia again rules my life

Late at night, sleep is an elusive creature
I see before me the corridors of my mind
Each night runs the same double feature
I cannot sleep, sweet slumber I cannot find

You of the blessed, sleep undisturbed, peace
I instead toss to and fro and turn or lay prone
Fantasise I do, of warm sleep a wish or caprice
To find, touch the Mistress’s magical sleep throne

To find an end to the tortures of a sleepless night
My body screams, I need sleep but the demon wins
I seldom dream, hoping for a sleeper’s helper, sprite
Wondering what ails me, so confess my many sins

I drag my weary body through the next day, hoping
Needing to find a cure, I ache all over, I wish to fade
Give me peace, pure bliss of a few hours a sleeping
Is it a disease, incurable, I feel so empty, betrayed

Twisting, turning, thoughts jumbled in my mind
Am I perhaps insane? Have I forgotten my madness?
Through the corridors, bends, sleepless resigned
Praying for sleep, my body cries, oh please bless

Enrich my tired body with a calming, serene peace
Fold the quilt upon my inert, quiet, slumbering body
Endless nights, eternal never-ending evenings cease
Find me where insomnia cannot reach, I beseech thee