Insomnia

She lays there awake with eyes closed
Listening to the constant tick tock tick.
Listening to him breathe in and out,
She lies there unable to sleep.

She watches the clock digits changing
one by one, minute by minute.
She is waiting patiently,
Waiting for the slumber deep.

She hears the ghosts of night,
Cars, dog walkers and drunks
Passing by the window.
Still there is no sleep.

She lies there thinking
Is this what it is like?
Torture? Deprivation?
Still there is no slumber deep.

She lays there awake with eyes closed
Listening to the constant tick tick tick.
Listening to him breathe in and out,
She lies there still unable to sleep.