I tried
this and that
to elude
the sleep
I knew
must come
but distractions
fell
one lash
by lash
until the dreaded
dark
the sinister
softness
of my pillow
with its
gentle-nodding
eyelid-pulling
beguiling
cotton guise
taunted me
with memories
I couldn’t
know
hours of dreams
I couldn’t
live
till sunlight
shutter crashed
my fluttered lashes
my tossing
and turning
on the light
may have saved me
once again