melatonin

sleep is just an escape

for the lucky ones that find it

a place reality cannot enter

resting soundly while the boat sails on

settle for a little slumber

it's not running away if your legs aren't moving

you are going nowhere, stagnant

the cycle continues and you have no control

your only hope is finding fleeting instances
where all you see is the inside of your eyelids

your cure is yet to be found

you're alone in this game and you're getting weaker

voices make their way through these walls

reminders that no matter what, you are separated

your pain is your strength

the sailor is eventually swallowed by the sea