Symphony of a Sleepless Night

stryka1966 on Oct 22, 2011

Watching the hours pass by…

Counting sheep at 1am

So far sleep’s eluded

Ready for long night ahead

I have now concluded

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Racing brain at 2am

Jumbled thoughts whiz round

Make no sense most of the time

Reason can’t be found

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Wide awake at 3am

Body’s screaming out

Conflict with the inner man

What’s this all about ?

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Birdsong starts at 4am

Just outside my window

Voices trill – imparting thrill

Choruses and solo

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Toss and turn at 5am

Shall I make a drink

No, I’ll wait another hour

Drearily, I think

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Getting up at 6am

Busy day ahead

Wondering if by 1pm

I’ll be almost dead

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Half asleep at 2pm

Perhaps I’ll get the sack

Impossible to concentrate

Pitiful insomniac !

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Comments (10)

LoveDoctor on Oct 22, 2011
Good work.
A Bromley on Oct 22, 2011
Been there, done that…makes for a very long tomorrow. Good share, super good poem.
Grandmommy on Oct 22, 2011
Sounds like my every night. Nice job describing how it feels.
Christine Ramsay on Oct 23, 2011
I know that feeling so well. I love the way you have expressed it, Alec. Well done.
Wafa on Oct 23, 2011
Lol, I guess many of us will relate to this. Nicely said, thanks
mistymorrning on Oct 23, 2011
yes…i identify with this…last night in fact…lol
shelley@maltanet.net on Oct 23, 2011
))) oh yes I can relate to it. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr camomilla tea usually helps though
sue on Oct 23, 2011
very good description of insomnia and its frustrations! welldone
Margaret Boseroy on Oct 26, 2011
Fun poem to read. I like how you highlighted each time interval. I hope you finally got some sleep!
PHILLY DREAMER on Dec 17, 2011
It\\\\\\\’s hard to sleep at certain times. I try to imagine myself in another world, and try to get to dreamland that way.

Hi there!