Insomniac

I said I’d try to write more,
thinking it would get me back to sleeping

Two and three
a.m.
I’m up
way before the clock is beeping

I wanted to try to write more,
kidding myself.
I’m foolish for thinking
I’ll sleep.

Sleep is the jealous twin of awake.
Without him,
we’re shuffling blindly,
limply passing start.

Daydreaming is deamed void
when you’re desperate for something
you can’t name.
Sleep evades you
like the moth’s wing to the flame.

I’m kidding myself,
but it doesn’t matter.

Sleep is a thief.
The mind is his master.
The artist is king.
I am his jester.

Artists don’t sleep.
So what’s one more line going to matter?

7 responses to “Insomniac”

Pooja G

August 21, 2023 at 12:53 pm

“Artists don’t sleep” yup, so true. This happens to me too, I think I’ll get a proper eight hours of sleep but never do. I always get distracted by my mind and end up writing in the middle of the night. Being a writer is not easy 😫

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1. BrittnyLee
  
  August 21, 2023 at 11:20 pm
  
  It certainly is not !! 😂 I went up doing the very same thing, Pooja ! It’s crazy . Proper eight hours are hard to come by haha 😂😆 thanks for commenting and reading 💜❤️
  
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  1. Pooja G
    
    August 22, 2023 at 4:47 pm
    
    Haha, my pleasure! 😊
    
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WanderingCanadians

August 22, 2023 at 10:19 am

I’ve been dealing with some insomnia lately so this poem really resonates with me!

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1. BrittnyLee
  
  August 25, 2023 at 3:37 am
  
  Me too!! But you probably gathered that haha 😂😆. I hope yours settles down. Not sleeping isn’t fun
  
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  1. WanderingCanadians
    
    August 26, 2023 at 12:28 pm
    
    No, it never is. But when you finally do get a good nights rest, it’s amazing how refreshed you feel the next day. Almost like a new person.
    
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  2. BrittnyLee
    
    August 26, 2023 at 12:39 pm
    
    It’s so true !!!
    
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