Slumberless

tracing drops that scatter shoot
down the bedroom pane.
humming head I can't refute
that bed she calls my name.
 
fighting slumber gallantly,
I need to write some verse.
my eyelids dying valiantly
yet insomnia is my curse.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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December 30, 2012 at 7:55 PM
i like the eyelid line a lot. sometimes i have this curse. xox~SKAT
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