Dear Brain

Dear brain Please deactivate your green light And let’s call it a night Allow me to sink into the world of peace tonight For I most certainly need my beauty sleep Thank you and have me some sweet dreams Lights off And my brain is double down actively surveying its web My eyes are getting heavier as the hour is ticking away passing the midnight hour But my mind is yet to calm down Still browsing on its web Searching for that something to be appreciated Fin Chuuk 2/19/23

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Speaks Volumes

Date: 7/20/2023 1:35:00 AM

Still miss you..

Lisa Ricci

Date: 5/9/2023 4:32:00 AM

Good Morning Fin. Hi. Yes I think we can all relate to those nights when we can't sleep and when our minds are just swirling waiting for it to rest. You were very clear sharing that moment in time. Have a wonderful morning and day. Keep enjoying poetry. Blessings always (smile)

Darlene De Beaulieu

Date: 4/17/2023 10:43:00 AM

Hello Fin, I am the opposite I am tired and go to bed a little early.I can not sleep because my cat wakes me up 1 ,2,3,4,5 in the earl If i go to bed anyearlier I won't sleep. It would be the same y morning. Yet I would not have it any other way. Enjoy your day my friend. /Darlene\

Gershon Wolf

Date: 3/18/2023 9:07:00 PM

Heh, heh. I know the feeling, at least partially. ~ Half-brain

Fin Chuuk
Date: 3/19/2023 2:03:00 PM

Lol. Sunny, you probably just have to coffee. ;)

Jim Slaughter

Date: 3/16/2023 10:16:00 AM

Some nights are definitely like that sometimes. It appears that you might be new to Poetry Sou[, Fin. If so, welcome to the gang.

Fin Chuuk
Date: 3/16/2023 1:32:00 PM

Thank you so much, Jim. Yes, I started this year, and everyone is so kind here. I’m so happy and grateful. :)

Suzanne Delaney

Date: 3/16/2023 5:45:00 AM

Hi Fin and a big welcome here. Thanks for stopping by my page. I have my nights of insomnia too but I figure don’t fight it. If I haven’t managed to fall asleep within an hour I get up, have a glass of warm milk and then go back to bed. It breaks the cycle and I SLEEP. BEST, SUZ

Fin Chuuk
Date: 3/16/2023 8:38:00 AM

Hello Suz, thank you so much for coming by and leaving me a sweet comment. So I used to love milk and drink it a lot. Especially at night. Like you said it helps to sleep. But few years ago I became allergic to diary. And on top of that I had Covid and that’s when my sleeping disorder began. Somehow I’m all messed up from it. Lol. Anywho, thank you again for your generous command and welcoming, I truly appreciate it. Hugs ~ Fin

Alfonso II Warally Ngengethe Mussabwa Chris

Date: 3/14/2023 11:27:00 PM

To be appreciated... Ending well. Wow, Exciting to read and reread your poem Well done, FIN

Fin Chuuk
Date: 3/15/2023 7:52:00 AM

Thank you so much, Alfonso. :)

Paige Hind

Date: 3/8/2023 10:12:00 AM

I really do understand this. Good job! Liked the part about the green light.

Fin Chuuk
Date: 3/15/2023 7:52:00 AM

Thank you so much, Paige. :)

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 3/2/2023 9:09:00 AM

The angst between wanting to sleep and the busy mind.

Fin Chuuk
Date: 3/15/2023 7:52:00 AM

Thank you, Kim. :)

Charles Messina

Date: 2/24/2023 1:42:00 PM

Sometimes eating a piece of chocolate will make you fall asleep, it actually just worked for me. But if a glass of fine wine doesn't work, then drink two...or smoke some weed/pot (lol) But let me advise you, if you smoke pot you may also want to eat chocolate too (LOL) Sweet dreams, Finn. Hugs Charlie

Fin Chuuk
Date: 2/24/2023 3:12:00 PM

OMG, Charlie that’s hilarious. LOL… Actually I do eat chocolate everyday every night. But as far as smoking, is never my thing. Lol. But thank you though, I’m still smiling :)

Paige Hind

Date: 2/24/2023 11:39:00 AM

Really loved this!

Fin Chuuk
Date: 2/24/2023 3:10:00 PM

Aw, thank you, Paige :)

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 2/24/2023 5:36:00 AM

We all do this! But why? "But my mind is yet to calm down Still browsing on its web"But we do!

Fin Chuuk
Date: 2/24/2023 6:32:00 AM

Hello my awesome and fun poetess, thank you for stopping by :)

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 2/23/2023 8:00:00 PM

Often it is hard to “power down” I drink some tea.

Fin Chuuk
Date: 2/23/2023 8:03:00 PM

Maybe I should try tea instead of wine. Thank you, Kim :)

Aysha Nuwas

Date: 2/23/2023 5:33:00 PM

Beautiful poem, and a story I can very much relate too!

Fin Chuuk
Date: 2/23/2023 6:04:00 PM

Aw, thank you beautiful :)

Mystic Rose Rose

Date: 2/23/2023 5:01:00 PM

I try not to use the computer after a certain hour, meditate it helps, :)

Fin Chuuk
Date: 2/23/2023 5:33:00 PM

I don’t even have a computer. I don’t have social media, only Soup. Just my own brain stubbornly wants to brows its own brainwebsite late at night. Lol

Harry Horsman

Date: 2/22/2023 10:36:00 PM

Hope you have a pad and pen, Fin, usually fine poetry is waiting for activation, although having just read a gem here,. look forward to reading more. Harry

Fin Chuuk
Date: 2/23/2023 4:16:00 PM

Oh I do but it’s just that most of them are depressing and sad to post anywhere. Lol. Thank you, harry :)

Tom Cunningham

Date: 2/22/2023 2:20:00 PM

The writers bane, even when we're sleeping our unconscious mind is working flat out and I often wake at an ungodly hour with an idea I went to bed with and quickly jot it down. A big welcome to poetry soup. Tom

Fin Chuuk
Date: 2/22/2023 7:55:00 PM

Thank you kindly, Tom :)

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 2/22/2023 5:22:00 AM

- This sounds like my sleepless nights... although I try to avoid the web at night ... but many poems have been "born" at night ... exhausting ... great writing, Fin :) - hugs

Fin Chuuk
Date: 2/22/2023 7:55:00 PM

I’m hardly on the web, unless it soup. Just my brain browsing on its own. Lol. But thank you for stopping by, kind lady. :)

Joe Dimino

Date: 2/21/2023 11:45:00 AM

Hi Fin; one of the reasons I took to writing -- was awake anyway, so why not discover through writing? To this day, up about 2 every morning, and write till about 5. A lot easier now that I am retired and do not have to contend with work the next day after little sleep. Blessings my friend.

Fin Chuuk
Date: 2/21/2023 2:01:00 PM

Nice to be retired and can stay up all you want :) Thank you my friend, Joe.

Panagiota Romios

Date: 2/21/2023 8:22:00 AM

Get off the PC early. Your mind thinks it is daylight and keeps you awake, I weite piems as I fall asleep mentally. In the morning…I have no memory of them. I have stayed up some nights to answer POTDs especillay, as I am not of typiist and takes forever. Happy dreams. Panagiota

Fin Chuuk
Date: 2/21/2023 1:57:00 PM

I’m on my phone constantly and yes i need to shut off early. Thank you, Pangie :)

Sara Kendrick

Date: 2/21/2023 3:49:00 AM

I appreciate this one because I understand the brain going and going but mine is a different kind of brain turned on. Thanks for sharing this and for dropping by my page. Sara

Fin Chuuk
Date: 2/21/2023 1:54:00 PM

It’s weird because when I’m in a physical pain, I just want to sleep. But when I’m in an emotional pain, I can’t sleep at all. I’m weird in that way. Lol

Evelyn Judy Buehler

Date: 2/20/2023 9:47:00 PM

Though frustrating, luckily, sleeplessness is always temporary. I love your poem. :)

Fin Chuuk
Date: 2/21/2023 1:53:00 PM

That is very true, Evelyn. Thank you :)

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 2/20/2023 8:51:00 PM

I know the feeling. Try temazapan. For me, 45 mg does the trick.

Fin Chuuk
Date: 2/21/2023 1:51:00 PM

Sometimes I get too much on my mind and I just need to learn to calm down more. But thank you though :)

Vijay Pandit

Date: 2/20/2023 9:11:00 AM

I can relate to that something special. Your poem brings forth the journey of active mind--browsing. You get a FAVE from me for your originality, Fin.

Fin Chuuk
Date: 2/20/2023 2:01:00 PM

Awe, Vijay, you are just the sweetest. Thank you so much :)

Daniel Turner

Date: 2/20/2023 6:29:00 AM

This was a fun read, Fin. It has to be totally dark, very cool and very quiet. If all else fails, i usually get up and start writing or reading until sleep comes. However I am retired so it's no big deal if I'm up all night.

Fin Chuuk
Date: 2/20/2023 2:32:00 PM

Hi Danny, the only problem for me is I can’t have a complete darkness. Lol