deprive me of sleep, 

why not take just a little,

The hours of darkness congealing

And shifting through the night:

Why not wake just a little? 

The ceiling blurs in the shadows

And dims with the faded light.

Deprive me of sanity,

Why not take just a little more,

Vision keeps merging their bodies now;

Welding arms to faces, faces to walls-

Why not take just a little more,

Send me over the edge, I had too much

To start with, too far to fall.

Deprive me of humanity- 

Why not take all of it;

This senseless casing still functions;

Brutally efficient, no regret-

Why not take all of it,

Bleed me dry, emotion, mind,

Heart, life, till nothing is left