Insomnia

At the height of my sleep deprivation
I saw the sun rise two times in one day  
And my brain cried out in desperation
As all my thoughts remain in disarray.
My blankets are trying to smother me.
I've memorized the cracks in the ceiling. 
I just need for my body to be free,
To escape this never ending feeling 
That I will always be trapped in my mind
Haunted by the ghosts of my past mistakes 
Unable to face the world I will find
When this fever eventually breaks.
Only in my dreams do I find my peace
That is where all my anxieties cease
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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August 16, 2016 at 1:40 PM
A very well written sonnet. I enjoyed reading it. I once wrote a poem with the same title but it was not a sonnet.
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