Tired

Sleep is like my enemy
He allies himself with restlessness
In his wisdom, he abandons me
He has handed me over to exhaustion

Oh sleep, why dost thou evade me?
Why, like a shadow, are you absent
From the light of my life?
Why do you stand aloof from me?

In my anger, I deserted you
In my youth, I despised you
In my pride, I ignored you
Yet now I call to you, and your voice eludes me
Truly I have reaped what I have sowed