Sleep

I stare endlessly into the dark abyss wanting dreams to welcome me. My eyes are heavy yet nothing welcomes me to sleep.  My room is dark and encourages me to rest to greet my next day. Im stuck in a sea of dark calming waves. The silence the only lullaby to calm my heart and clear the worried mind. I try desperately to close my eyes but my mind continues to wonder restlessly. I feel as if I'm forgetting something.  Something needed and important. The darkness calls sleep but the mind calls remembering. A battle raging on within me. I wonder which will wi..................