Sleepless Nights
What keeps you up at night? Is it a lover’s quarrel Or the misery of unrequited love? Or perhaps the loneliness that creeps at twilight? Are you scrambling over your tempestuous life? Are you unsettled by your erratic future? Is it the fireworks that give you sleepless nights Lighting up the sky like a million bursting stars? Lying awake at 3 a.m. with a sense of hopelessness And countless thoughts tormenting the mind, Do you wonder how sad people are? Do you surmise that the world is an illusion? A momentary lapse in judgment And a lifetime of regrets; A series of misfortunes, Confusion and indecision in every step Where do you find your Purpose? How do you comprehend your Existence? But there’s comfort in darkness And repose in desolation. So maybe as you lie down You’ll find stillness in the rustling of leaves While the crickets chirp a lulla...