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1am: The clock strikes like bolts of lightning as my brain rapidly fires neurons creating a torturous play field in my tired mind. Pangs of loneliness hit me like a full speed train. My bed feels emptier than the Sahara, colder than Antarctica. Sleep evades me at this hour. 2am: I am nestling in my bed, tossing and turning, longing for a restful sleep. Calmness of impassioned night haunts me in my awakeness. Wild fantasies flow through my mind provoking my sensuality as i slide bare legs against the sheets. I curl my arms under the pillow like apostrophes to imitate an epic fail pillow talk with my thoughts. Mulling over love; aching and craving for romance. My fabric rustles, tugging onto the heat on my nude skin as my body starves of slumber sweet. 3am: I am my own philosopher. Taking twisted turns with life’s ironies and experiences. A late night’s discontent filled with mind blowing debates, trick questions, mumblings, pointless gibbers and quizzes. Drifting in and out of the blank, endless room –displaying sights and seeking answers. Staring at the ceiling in the vertigo of the night. Watching the steady accusations of the clock, and the long gaze of the wall judging and mocking me. I am plagued by the nagging thoughts, past recollections roam the noisy streets of my mind. Sleep still enervates me. 4am: My eyelids remain agape, my mind is agitated but my soul accepts the enthralling path of uninterrupted consciousness. Time drips like a leaking bathtub faucet –flooding my mind and reminding me of my sleep debt. Bored, i rummage through my archives trying to dust off yesterday’s verses and fading rhythms- editing memories and reciting old poems as the world snores. 5am: The galling sound of my alarm summons my day’s routine like a clarion call for duty. My night’s sleep was a failed marathon and i must join the awakening world with a stone face. Damn Insomnia!
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