Umbra of Night

I lie with shadows past the midnight hours wondering . . . wondering. . . when will I ever sleep? Something gnaws at me; at times it devours. It devours the dreams I hope to dream. Lyrics of some song or nothing-thoughts seem insistent on lodging in my mind – where they creep. My soul yearns to slumber, but inside I’m reeling. The nothing-thoughts persist although they are not my plight! What keeps me from my dreams is a feeling. It’s kin to dread, and I lie in my bed like a leaf swept by an inner wind-force; that feeling is a thief robbing me of precious sleep in the umbra of night. Jan. 1, 2018 for Lu Loo's Rhyme Time 7- Deep And Dark Poetry Contest Theme #5: Umbra of Night using rhyme scheme: A-B-A-C-C-B D-E-D-F-F-E