Good Nights Sleep For Us

One day there will be no shame,
for what is done is done, ever more.
the time spent thinking of the past can't be undone,
What is done is done.  

No thoughts or whispers,
can replace how we feel.
Sleep is the answer, 
to wake up to another place and time.

But we want to stay alive, no sleep
if we sleep
we forget one another.

To have you fade like a dream in the early morning
That would be a release and a horror.

Thinking of you
Sleeping in your bed
Healing the cancer that is me
Causes me to sleep

Only to wake up to another
Cold and bitter morning,
Reminding me how alone we are,
Why must we be alone.

Why must we sleep.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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Agustin Avatar
June 30, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Meanwhile, I greet you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.
A   Avatar
March 24, 2016 at 8:41 PM
Adam Ballard, Enjoyed the way you expressed every line. Please keep writing and sharing your poetry. LOVE LINDA...
Ballard Avatar
April 5, 2016 at 11:51 AM
Thank you very much
A  Avatar
July 28, 2015 at 10:17 PM
Adam, I enjoyed reading your poem today. Take Care. **SKAT**
Culverhouse Avatar
January 6, 2012 at 7:58 PM
renew our minds and bodies....alone is a time of self awareness and growth I think...but that is just off the top of my head....
Ballard Avatar
January 11, 2012 at 2:04 PM
Alone is also a time to think of ways to help others grow, absence makes the heart grow in mind. Sleep can also bring hope of a new day as well.
Andresen Avatar
January 6, 2012 at 12:29 PM
Touching,beautiful and sad . . .Adam.Very well written.- oxox love Anne-Lise
Ballard Avatar
January 6, 2012 at 1:45 PM
Thank you very much!
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