Nightmares

Childhood nightmares.
Relentlessly pounding me.
Need to stay awake.
Eventually.
Sleep always overcomes me.
What drug to try now?
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November 1, 2017 at 1:36 PM
A haiku is about nature and 3 lines with a syllable count of 7 5 7 You could call this a free verse. That can be anything
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November 1, 2017 at 2:35 PM
Many thanks. I will do that in the future. :)
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November 1, 2017 at 11:47 AM
Very deep write Aaron, but this is not a haiku.. Trauma form childhood sadly stays with us.. I hope you find your peace..
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November 1, 2017 at 1:09 PM
Thank you Silent One. What would this be considered?
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October 31, 2017 at 2:10 PM
Wow... This is so deep. Absolutely stunning, well written
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October 31, 2017 at 3:00 PM
Thank you for the kind words Pailey.
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