Carolyne M. Acen Poet Personification

Insomnia

1am: The clock strikes like bolts of lightning as my brain rapidly

fires neurons creating a torturous play field in my tired mind.

Pangs of loneliness hit me like a full speed train.

My bed feels emptier than the Sahara, colder than Antarctica.

Sleep evades me at this hour.

 

2am: I am nestling in my bed, tossing and turning, longing for

a restful sleep.

Calmness of impassioned night haunts me in my awakeness.

Wild fantasies flow through my mind provoking my sensuality

as i slide bare legs against the sheets.

I curl my arms under the pillow like apostrophes to imitate

an epic fail pillow talk with my thoughts.

Mulling over love; aching and craving for romance.

My fabric rustles, tugging onto the heat on my nude skin

as my body starves of slumber sweet.

 

3am: I am my own philosopher.

Taking twisted turns with life’s ironies and experiences.

A late night’s discontent filled with mind blowing debates,

trick questions, mumblings, pointless gibbers and quizzes.

Drifting in and out of the blank, endless room –displaying

sights and seeking answers.

Staring at the ceiling in the vertigo of the night.

Watching the steady accusations of the clock, and the

long gaze of the wall judging and mocking me.

I am plagued by the nagging thoughts, past recollections

roam the noisy streets of my mind.

Sleep still enervates me.

 

4am: My eyelids remain agape, my mind is agitated but my

soul accepts the enthralling path of uninterrupted

consciousness.

Time drips like a leaking bathtub faucet –flooding my

mind and reminding me of my sleep debt.

Bored, i rummage through my archives trying to dust

off yesterday’s verses and fading rhythms- editing

memories and reciting old poems as the world snores.

 

5am: The galling sound of my alarm summons my day’s routine

like a clarion call for duty.

My night’s sleep was a failed marathon and i must join the

awakening world with a stone face.

Damn Insomnia!

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Beata Agustin April 19, 2025 at 11:24 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.