Sleeper

[ChessPiece]

I’m ready to sleep in the dark now
My arm stretched out behind me
Finger perched and poised on the light switch
Half-crouched, on my mark
Memorizing the unobstructed route
Before I sprint blindly to the twin-size berth -- would just "twin berth" work here?

I like to sleep in a cold room
So I can be reminded of what I’m protected from -- this line is quite awkward -- I can't think of a suggestion immediately though, sorry
What I really should be scared of:
Homelessness, giving every thought to endurance
Friendless to where I cannot afford to put trust on hold
Forgettable, faceless, although easily identifiable to where my survival
May bring about incarceration should I decide to sustain myself
Through illicit means -- this stanza is full of quite a lot of "tell" rather than "show" -- I would like to see you condense this and come up with some concrete images rather than outright statements, as a lot of this can be implied

For now, a comfortable cold bed in the dark
Easy dreaming there
Easily able to scoff the nightmare prickle
No conclusions made that my uproarious snore is the mark of a rummy -- another line that could be "show" rather than "tell"
For now, there's an optimism that I’m willing to take on at arm's length
A plugged-nosed repose I don’t have to answer for
A boisterous in-the-dark thinker
A move-along-nothing-to-see-here sleeper -- I really like these last two lines, both the sound of them and the ideas.

This is a great concept that with some fine tuning could turn into a really good piece of poetry. It does suffer a bit from a heavy touch but that's just something that comes with practise. I look forward to seeing what becomes of this poem.

Hmmm great points all. Really like the twin berth thing right off the bat. Exactly the kind of input I'm looking for, thanks! Now to do some thinking about the rest.