'Round Midnight

I can’t sleep: It’s one o clock in the morning, and I can’t sleep. I haven’t been able to sleep since October. I’ve tried everything: relaxing baths before bed time, not watching TV, herbal tea, reading light fiction, counting sheep, lavender on my pillow; hell I’ve even invested in a sound machine. Yet, I know none of it is going to help me, for, they cannot give me what I want; what I need. I’ve felt it for a while, but I haven’t wanted to admit to it, to friends, or, even worse to myself: I miss having someone to sleep beside.