Oh Sleep

Oh sleep you blissful monster! ally of death, where 
   have you been?
I sought for you all night long, my eyes at akimbo
   as in a den.              
When men were ploughing the ground to destroy
   their  plight                  
Then you came for me like a thief in the living
    daylight.
Oh sleep!! not now for i have picked my pen.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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Raynes Avatar
February 16, 2017 at 7:56 PM
Great write Joseph..... i can relate so much to this.... sleep..love it. welcome to PS btw. looking forward to reading more. :)
Spagnola Avatar
February 16, 2017 at 12:14 AM
I hear your piece & say true that! You have taken a positively NOT funny fact of life and created into a jovial Awesome Limerick (which is not easy :)...peace, jill
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