I Couldn't Find Any Sleep
(first draft, incomplete?)
I tried to get too much done yesterday
And when I finally laid down
(short nap before a night shift)
I couldn't find any sleep
In the jungle that is my disquieted mind
The hurly-burly of all my schemes and aspirations
Howled like monkeys at sunset.
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