Sleep Well, Dear Me (8/14/09) Poem by Melissa Leddy

I sleep better at night
because i am comfortable with it
but after a long, awkward day
i want to soak in every bit

i lay and stare at the stars
flooded by their own space
they must feel the same as i do
black matter only breeds hate

it seems like others are so close
but when you reach out, they're too far
their brilliant light burns in your eyes
big balls of hot gas with no hearts

in this vast dark nothingness you call my life
i'm far too dull to show through
those nearby me attract attention
and i long so badly to move

i don't know where i want to go
move closer to others or pull further away?
i'm so tired of being all alone
yet i couldn't take the light of day