Villanelle Nr.02 — Insomniac's Desperation

I lie in bed and try to sleep    
it’s 3.00 a.m, I’m wide awake    
I dream of sleeping really deep.  
    
I’ve spent the hours counting sheep      
and now they’re bored and want a break.  
I lie in bed and try to sleep    
     
as round the bedroom shadows creep -  
they taunt me if they’re real or fake ...  
I dream of sleeping really deep.  
     
My thoughts are piling in a heap    
declare my life’s one big mistake ...  
I lie in bed and try to sleep.  
     
What did I sow that now I reap?    
the meaning of my life’s at stake!    
I dream of really sleeping deep.    
     
It makes me want to scream and weep    
and then my back begins to ache.  
I lie in bed and try to sleep    
I really dream of sleeping deep.