Eyes 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 through the windows
Calling my name,
And the laughter of cars as they move along,
Burning the asphalt.
The sounds in my head are searing my mind,
And invades every gap,
Until the walls finally touch
And the loop starts again.
9/26/2019
Categories:
nighter, anxiety, sleep,
Form: Free verse
a 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 want you for my mate
said she to he, this was not even a real date.
we’ll go to the wise old owl to get hitched
I can’t go she said, I haven’t even a stitch
my feathers are soaked I look like a sight
besides I don’t just do one night.
Categories:
nighter, first love,
Form: Rhyme
once 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 pull an all nighter, stay up 'til the dawn creeps in
thinkin I can get past these thoughts and how it all began
but it doesn't go away, and none of these ideas are fading
baby, there's no pleasure in all of these shades of gray
it plays over and over, always the same routine
when I fall asleep, you take over my dreams
and now when I'm awake, no part of you can I shake
just what you left behind, lonely memories and this heartbreak
Categories:
nighter, lost love
Form: Couplet
In 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 had to be a fighter
For twelve hours straight, I crammed names and dates in my head
History consumed me and I never went to bed
Memorization proved a successful technique
But my brain grew weary and my eyesight was weak
I always entered the classroom feeling half dead
But never did I experience more dismay
Than I felt when I walked into a class one May
To find I was the only student in the room
Within there was quite a sense of impending doom
The test, you see, had been scheduled for the next day
*Limerick series for Paula's "The Light Is On, But Nobody's Home" challenge
Categories:
nighter, angst, funny
Form: Limerick
Why 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.
Categories:
nighter, social
Form: I do not know?