No Sleep

No sleep
I didn’t close my eyes
Last night
And now I can’t see
I’d rather rest these eyes
Forever
And never wake up
No sleep
I didn’t close my eyes 
Last night
But I’m sure
You slept well
Copyright © | Year Posted 2005

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June 1, 2013 at 8:37 PM
Ashley, congratulations on having your poem Featured this past week. It was nice reading your verse... take care~ Linda
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June 1, 2013 at 9:11 AM
Intense, sad. May the dreams get better tonight. This was an excellent read!
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May 28, 2013 at 6:13 AM
enjoyed it congrats on being featured Linda
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