Sleepless Nights

As the sun goes down
And the moon starts shining
Brightly
In the sky
I notice i
Might be
In love with the night, e-
-ven though
I'm a Leo
According to astrology
My mind's nocturnal
Or maybe that's just the pathology
Of something internal
Plaguing me psychologically
An infernal
Curse that keeps me up late
While most sleep quietly
But i'm entirely
Awake
Wired
For goodness sake

I gotta get up at the crack of dawn
So i can go out and make
A dollar
Or two
Then a song
I'm an artist and a scholar
But I'm also blue collar, too

The truth
Is i can do
Whatever i need to
If i put mind in it
And time in it
I'll succeed, too

But i've gotta get my rest
So that i can be my best
But sometimes it's hard to relax
While dealin with all the stress
You probably know a thing about that
I'd be willing to bet
While hopin' I'm wrong

And the night is so calm
And peaceful
At least when i can get away
From most other people
Maybe getting high
Like a church steeple
Or ingesting psilocybes
To liberate my mind from the evil
That thrives
On ego
While there's only One Love

No such thing as zero
Just a reference point
For all things
Above
And below
And ultimately
It ain't always up to us
Which way
It may
Go

So
You gotta be prepared
For the worst
While you rehearse
For the best
Give it all that your worth
Cuz if you fail life's test
There's no amount of homework
Or extra credit
That can redress
The fact you let it
Fall apart

Stay true to your heart
And trust your gut
They're both sense organs
And if you're smart
You'll heed
Their warnin's
With speed
Cuz if you can't trust yourself
Who can you trust in this life, indeed

Now, see
This is why i don't get sleep
My mind's all over the place
And i can't seem to keep
Focus on a singular concept
Longer than from onset
To completion
It's always on to the next
Cuz my thoughts stay creepin'
Guess
Imma be a hot mess
Cuz there goes my alarm clock beepin'