#233 sleeplessness is a trick of light and shadow
sleepless i was a carnival\nof lights and images flashing\nand a hundred different tunes\nall playing at the same time\n\nall of it was a game a joke a\ntrick to keep me from the dream\ni know will come where what i\npretend can\u2019t happen does\n\nmaybe it\u2019s better this way\nmaybe it\u2019s better\n\nfor my own good or not i\nhave peeked behind the\niridescent curtain to glimpse\nthe blurry fata morgana\n\nmaybe it\u2019s better this way\nmaybe it\u2019s better\n\nepw 12.9.07 perrysburg, oh