Let me sleep

Save me from the world of tears,
Where sweet memories wither and rot,
Where promises fall apart,
And I learned of all love's not.

Your face burns in my mind
The precious seed hope grew,
Reminding me of every waking moment
I must spend without you.

Whispers of hopes and dreams long gone
Haunt the conscious mind.
Shadows of the pain
Leave my love behind.

So leave me to my nightmares
For they sting less than the light of day.
Give me to my sorrows
And take my hope away.

I do not wish to live,
But have not the will to die.
Let me sleep,
So I might forget why.