Early in the morning
Ere the sun has shown his face
My lids feel heavy
My eyes cross paths
So hard to stay awake
A mere hour before I have to get ready
For the busy day ahead
I need to wake up
To be alert
But my eyes have different ideas
They try to force my hand
To make me sleep again
I can’t let them succeed
I can’t give in
I have a job to do
No time for sleep
No time for resting those eyes
Raise those heavy lids
Force the eyes to stop crossing
My lids will meet once again in slumber
But not until the night