Needed Sleep

This morning he remarked
that he needed a lot of sleep
It's true he worked hard,
as he had a family to provide for
and he held them first
Really, truly, he was weary
by the end of each day,
but it was not his body
that begged for slumber
He did not exert himself,
he'd likely sleep less if he did
It was something else,
something numbed,
drenched in vodka,
and it was tired and weary
so it needed to sleep
I think, perhaps,
those are his finest hours
When he lays down to sleep
and lets it all go away
I wonder how he dreams,
if he sees exotic places there,
or just serenity here
I wonder if he remembers
when he wakes up