Bleary-Eyed And Punch Drunk

Bleary-eyed and punch drunk
      Stunned

There comes a time
      When a body
Just needs to get some sleep
      Give in to the battle
Quiet the voices
      Back behind the inner ear
Recurring verses from
      Some pop song of a few years ago
Relax against the unusual posture
      Of sitting upright in a seat
            Rocking chair
                And a 2 a.m. movie
Coaxing sleep to overcome
            Why won't it come

Just let it happen
      Snooze
Anything other than
      Bleary-eyed and punch drunk
            Stunned
      There comes a time
            When a body
Just needs to get some sleep


For Conversations With Walt
Denis J. Kelly
Nov. 1, 2011