Insomnia (Angel of Sadness)
My nights have become disturbed
I cannot sleep
I seem to not even be able to
Sum up my days in words
I don’t know whether, I’m depressed
High on life, or just eager to rest
I do know that I cannot sleep
My eyes twitch
Sometimes they burn
As if I dread the day
The world must mourn
Since I last rested my thoughts
It’s been nearly nine days, nine nights
As I fade I fight
I do all the above, I just can’t sleep
If I were to shoved from my feet
Inevitably I’d have a comma to meet
Like my most trouble times are on repeat
I cannot sleep
I do not feel tired
At random moments, my eyes water
Despite your rapture
I seem to have become your mortar
I once was told that just when you think you’re alive
You’re so much closer to your end
Than any miracle could survive
I fear, this is the reason I cannot sleep
Copyright © Jerry Golden | Year Posted 2007
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