5:56 AM

I need to sleep but I can’t. 

Everything is too loud 

Too quiet. 

I find myself tossing and turning, 

Distracted by the numerous thoughts that come through my mind. 

I’d sleep if I can

But I don’t want to. 

Too scared for another night spent 

Empty and alone. 

I scroll on my phone for an hour

I pull up YouTube on my tablet. 

I consume and consume. Over and over 

And still I feel nothing. I am just as empty as when I started and still so far away. 

I need to sleep. 

But I can’t.