Susan Szoke Poet Free verse

Insomnia's Curse

chronic insomnia cripples
        its bubble of distortions guts my day      
             
                    deprived of sleep  
        the ordinary appears horribly difficult
                     the extraordinary 
                   becomes impossible

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Anil Deo January 13, 2022 at 12:32 PM on a lighter note, one may write poems or read them, perhaps encouraging sleep. Susan as a one-time YOGA teacher, just breathing softly and WATCHING YOUR OWN SELF EXHALE & INHALE ... calms one enough. i can share more later. shalom, shalom for Jesus' healing breath

Deb M January 11, 2022 at 9:49 PM Oh I am so with you Susan……I suffer with it terribly sometimes! Frustrating! Lovely poem…..Debx Susan Szoke January 12, 2022 at 7:59 PM I'm sorry that you do suffer with this. It's a tough thing to live with. thank you for your kind words and understanding...and reading my poem. All very much appreciated!

Marshall Iftekhar Ahmed January 11, 2022 at 5:12 PM Without a good night's sleep everything becomes irritable! can't focus, can't communicate! an insomniac is really becomes a cripple! your words touched the core of the problem exactly! Thanks - Marshall. Susan Szoke January 12, 2022 at 7:54 PM You know that of which you speak, it seems. You are so right! I hope this doesn't happen to you. Much thanks for your thoughtful feedback.

Darlene De Beaulieu January 11, 2022 at 10:41 AM Hello Susan, a lot of people suffer from this lack of sleep. I drink Lavender tea before bed time. This tea makes you sleep. Enjoy your day my friend. hugs. Darlene De Beaulieu January 12, 2022 at 10:31 AM Hello Susan, Your right it is not adequate. I never did drugs to help me sleep. Only drinking Lavender tea.Your welcome. Hugs. Susan Szoke January 11, 2022 at 1:12 PM Yes, I am certainly not the only one. Thank you for commenting! I have tried many drugs up to this point and they only buy me 2 hours. I have lavender oil and scent in a candle. I take 10 mg melatonin along with a drug whose side effects are sleepiness. I still get about 4 hours...not adequate.