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Created on: February 12, 2009
Sleep, come
Please drown me
The clock ticks so slowly
And these thoughts could be deadly
The silence gives me chills
As my mind tries to make noise
Please shut it up
I'm so tired of hearing myself
The weight of my eyes
Yet, lay here is all I can do
I have no more patience
No more energy to play this game
Sleep, come
Please drown me
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