I Cried

March 14th

I cried myself to sleep last night

or tried

to fall asleep while I was crying

but couldn’t

find sleep one way or the other

until

pain drained away my strength

let me

sleep until the sudden morning

woke me

no better than the night before

I Didn’t Cry

March 15th

I didn’t cry at all the next night

same life

different mind, sleep came easy

despite

loneliness, isolation, depression

my pillow

softly welcomed my sleepy head

let me

sleep until the welcome morning

woke me

no worse than the night before