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Sleepless Nights

SLEEPLESS NIGHTS Spinning and rolling in my canvas bed, Wishing and yearning for sleep, To take me away from that world, And put my memories of you to rest, To render me unconscious and unfeeling, Of your tender touch to my heart, That eats me bit by bit, Getting into me deep and deeper, Day in day out, leaving a dent in my heart, Hoping you'll be back someday , To fill it once again, To cure me of my insomnia, when it’s dawn. Each day the sun sets, To bring the day to the end, But it never sets to my memories of you, Each moment I close my eyes, They flow back and fill me in a flash, Those memories of your tender touch, That take me back to that distant past, Day after day, to those times before, When you were here with me, I stare deep into the teasing and nagging night, Hoping you’ll be back someday, To heal me of my insomnia, when it’s dawn.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2013




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Date: 8/28/2019 5:52:00 AM
I love it ...The composition, the idea, the arrangement....it’s perfect
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Date: 7/30/2013 11:32:00 AM
Interesting lines penned in this one..Enjoyed reading ..I hope that the insomnia has ended..Thanks for the visit to my work..Sara
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Date: 7/29/2013 10:49:00 PM
Hope you get everything sorted with your love.Really touching and heart rendering.I like the part where the memories of the person do not set
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Date: 7/26/2013 5:51:00 PM
Alfonce, the poem speaks of beauty in a very touching way. sorry to hear of the insomnia, it sounds real. love is like an alarm clock, and sometimes it's hard to snooze the longing....skat
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Date: 7/24/2013 4:57:00 AM
- Yes, I know very well to such sleepless nights .... like a nightmare ... - Well written!! - Thank you. - oxox / / Anne-Lise :)
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Alfonce Choi
Date: 7/24/2013 8:36:00 AM
Ann, you spee like you have been through those nights atimes, I was late for your contest but I will take part in more and more in the future. No greater encouragement I get than that of interacting with you in this community.

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