Sleep of the Insane

I close my eyes to fall asleep
Darkness covers me
Like tar on a new bitumen road
Covering the holes so no one will see
The ringing never ceases
It goes on and on and on and on
There is no cure
None in sight
So I close my eyes and sleep all I can
Vivid flashes keep me awake
Though my eyes remain closed
But I can hear them talk
Insane they whisper
So no one can hear
I try not to smile as I know no fear
All I do is close off my mind
Come sit in here and stare
I stare at nothing as nothing is there
It takes over my life this ringing
This white noise
I close my eyes and listen to the darkness calling me
Every day I get closer to the silence you see
I am still very rational so nothing will come
But I know each day is closer to the day of my silence
My strength is all that keeps me here
And each day I’m weaker and that is a fear
This noise will stop soon I know
And those all around me will say
At last she is sleeping
And no longer insane
They wondered why I turned away
Not realizing I was going insane
No, not some raving lunatic you see
I’m too refine to be allowed to scream
But insane just the same
This ringing I hear I can’t put into words
Like a white noise in pictures
Static
Never ending
Driving me insane
Flashes of light hidden by a smile
Soulless empty eyes
Should that be the giveaway?
I will feel a lead tighten around my neck
Sucking my pain from me
I don’t care anymore
This noise must end but who will listen
But I hear them talk
Insane they whisper
So no one can hear
To close my eyes one last time
To end this noise
To end these flashes
Words cannot explain it any more
Oh to sleep, the sleep of the insane
To drive this from me