Josefina Costales Poet Free verse

Sleepless In My Mind

Sleep eluded me last night, 
Isn't this a an old refrain?
Sleep is a gift unappreciated
until one loses it.

Some do yoga to relax,
stay focused and interconnected,
be mindful and aware of self
is all there is to it.

And so I tried to lie down 
as if I were a placid lake, 
keeping my mind on everything 
under my waters, and above them.

But myriad thoughts played endlessly; 
a record broken and set loose,
that made me wish I should have been
a mindless inert rag.

I filled my mind with willful strength 
to stand atop a mental cliff
let it sink into a dark abyss
and maybe get to sleep.

Still I was sleepless in my mind, 
more conscious of the ebb and flow 
of images disturbing my calm
and mindlessness of thought.

I woke up with my eyes still shut, 
my mind aware that day was near, 
reminding me that being wakeful 
is no gift. Sleep is.


@jjote 072821

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