I Want To Sleep

lifeishorror

Here's another redraw of an old art of mine, quite proud of how this one turned out.
I don't think there's really any way to explain the thoughts behind this better than just the title; it's about pain, and wear and tear. Life's constant barrage of worry unto your soul, yet you have to keep moving, you have to keep marching on. Not even because you want to- because you don't. You want to sleep.

I    de cided      t o  unwrap  t he  clo th
bandag  e     from         my che st     b ecau se it
had    gr o wn              dirty                 an d  grimy .
          The re's  still  hole s  in   m y chest.
I   pu t    my  hand   thr ough  and I  think                 
someth ing' s           miss ing on   th e  inside.  
 I   t hink  a lot  of    th i ngs     are   miss ing
 actua lly.       I  rummag  ed    my fin gers  
  arou nd   an d  only  fel t    d r y   th ings .
S le  ep.. .                           
                I   wa nt     to    s le e  p .  . .