Sleeping Pills

shut my eyes for me, dear
let my lashes touch the end of day
bringing silence to the riot
and forcing mind's sight to give way

bring my dreams for me, love
possessing all hell's happy fire
dancing around my beautiful addiction
thinking how to get myself higher

and she wept hard
pouring over into sour detain
holding on to things that mattered
re-birthing into her personal bane

tossing and turning through air
her sleeping pills scattered
fighting to stay dormant
while her thoughts remain battered