Best Nighter Poems
Fruitless All NighterIn college I frequently pulled all nighters
And showed up for morning tests somewhat less brighter
With caffeine and pizza I struggled to stay awake
And was always prepared for exams to take
To excel on the curve, you...
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Categories:
nighter, angst, funny
Form:
Limerick
All-NighterWhy stop now? Look past the obvious. All night out. Non-stop conciousness. Oxygen
between cigerettes. Once again I'm a drunk mess. Less is more unless you're wreckless.
Pedal to the floor they'll never catch us....
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Categories:
nighter, social
Form:
All-NighterEyes watch like birds,
Crowding the walls
As the carpet moves around the room.
They stare and the ceiling creeps closer,
Reaching to grab me with its pattern,
The fan trying to catch itself.
Spiders creep along the side of my bed,
Millions of points of view for the hive mind.
Lights streaming...
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Categories:
nighter, anxiety, sleep,
Form:
Free verse
No One Nightera little bird jolts into a hemlock tree
its about to pour on he
he greets a she on the branch above
after the storm he fell in love.
they seemed not to notice the rain much
time went by quick, which they lost touch
said he to she, I...
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Categories:
nighter, first love,
Form:
Rhyme
All Nighteronce in awhile I still go back and visit your memory
rattle the chains, unlock the door on all that used to be
but the ghosts can't hold me close and they don't kiss like you
I'm tired of dreaming these dreams and waking up feeling blue
so I...
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Categories:
nighter, lost love
Form:
Couplet