Late Night Wish

I was cleaning up my computer and ran across an old poem/art project that I did last fall. So sit back and I hope you enjoy my "Late Night Wish"



Night One

The long day is over
You have one wish
To be under covers
That you’re going to miss

Your roommate is sleeping
But you’re at the desk

You type and you type
Going without rest

You moan and you study
Going nowhere
You push and you pull
Your mind every which way

The moonlight is shrinking
And the sun warms the sky

And you remember your homework
Sitting nearby

You grab it once more
And read it out loud
Hoping you might
Do your best once more

A test is next week
But that’s far away

But don't think about it now
You’ve got to get this
All in your head

Be productive
And write your memoir

You've got to finish studying

To make the final score
And save that late night wish
To help you soar
Behind your eyes
To see no more

On that fateful night you’ve
Been waiting for



Afternoon

It’s just a bit later
On that fateful day
The long night is over
But the day just began

With a few heavy sighs
And the wink of an eye
My mind starts to wander
Of the days gone by

I remember the castles
And stories once told

Of dragons
And wizards
In a fairytale world

It once captivated
My young little brain
But now it’s just a dream
Where I wander there and back again

With my teacher talking
And my friend sitting nearby
Or that fellow up font with the purple necktie
You would think I could keep
My mind from unwinding

But the past
And the stories
That once were told
Seem much better than
The actual real world

So despite, my lifeless state
I’m still captivated
And ready to create

For my mind keeps reeling
In this dreaming state
But I still wish I had gotten
A few more hours
Away in my bed

Night Two

The sun begins to set
On this continuing day
My eyes begin to fall
And my thoughts begin to sway

The lights begin to dim
And the stars blink away
But it’s but twice another day

My hands won’t get to stop
Because the teachers keep assigning
And the day is hard to keep fighting

It’s going to be another long night
Without a flight of imagination
And sleep out of sight

A test is next week
But that’s far away

But don't think about it now
I’ve got far more
Floating in my head

Here is a paper
And a reading to do
O look it’s supposed to pour
If only I wanted it too

It’s the college life
Where I paid to be

I’ve got a full plate
And a long night it would seem

So perhaps I’m crazy
But this ain’t easy
And the distant future’s hard to see

But if you just keep focus
And don’t find this a sham

You can see through
My late night command

And make it to
Your own fairytale land