Its 5Am


And Im still awake


The radio is playing


Some country song

But my mind is too distracted


To focus for to long


But I can hear the wind howling


Outside my window

It seems sleep will not come tonight


And heaven knows why


Even though Im exhausted


I cant seem to shut my eyes

I toss and turn


But to no avail

I can not find a bit of peace

Deprived of my dreams


And growing weary of this game


I sigh

As I through back the covers


And go to sit next to the window

I can see the trees

Bending in the wind

Five short minutes later

The rain begins

I look back at my clock

It says 5:25


I shake my head

And cross my arms

Giving up

I stare out into the storm

Waiting for my clock to go off


Another sleepless night has come

And within a few short minutes it will be gone

There are no birds to be seen this morning

For they are hiding in their nests

Waiting out this storm

My alarm takes me by surprise

While I was lost in thought

I close my eyes

And hang my head

But only for a minute

Before I turn off that annoying buzzer

That normally awakes me from my sleep

Its another day

A new beginning

Not quite the same as yesterday

And to think

I was awake all the while

Not missing a single hour