Channel Button

There are 119 articles on this title. You are reading the article ranked and rated #3 by Helium's members.

Creative Writing   >

Poetry

Poetry: Insomnia

3 of 119
Write Now Write now User ToolsArticle Tools

I open my eyes
only to see the hands
of my clock
have spun
around two hours
and continue
ticking
as my head
sinks
into
Egyptian cotton casing, a pool
of tranquility
that sucks me
in, drowning me
in a dream
of distant thought, but a light
that never dims
keeps buzzing
in the corner
of my mind
and I can't
shut it off

I just want one hour of sleep

I try to squeeze
my eyes
shut, forcing
my body back
into slumber,
but insomnia
is prying
my eyes
back open, only to realize
the night
has won again
and a new day
has begun

Learn more about this author, poetread.
Contact this writer Click here to send this author comments or questions.

Below are the top articles rated and ranked by Helium members on:

Poetry: Insomnia

View All Articles on:
Poetry: Insomnia

Add your voice

Know something about Poetry: Insomnia?
We want to hear your view. Write_penWrite now!

What is Helium? | User Guide | Community | Link to Helium | Privacy | User agreement | DMCA

Copyright © 2002-2008 Helium, Inc. All rights reserved.

Helium, Inc.
200 Brickstone Square Andover, MA 01810 USA