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Narcolepsy and Me
Dreaming in pieces I awakened
to night terrors again my memory
gazing into yesterday my broken
beautiful brain signals sleep my senses
aroused by sullen matter keeping me
from sleep tossing turning peeking
into the darkness sound removed
gestures dance across the room
an yet by day I daze taking
ten minute naps of dream state
rem sleep over come by sudden
nightmares falling into deep sleep
on the bus stop on a plane at work
at school in church even short visits
to doctors office daytime sleep apnea
is what it's called heart racing panic
anxiety where am I uncontrollably
drifting off to sleep all day while
nighttime I sleep awake dancing
with the galaxy trying to sleep rest
repeating this cycle daily oddly
losing my balance legs folding
right under me falling to the ground
like falling off a cliff cataplexy with
a tinge of vertigo no cure you know
brain injury residue of course
medications are added to simply
keep me awake all day allowing
me to rest quietly at night dream state
dreaming in pieces dreaming awake
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Yolanda Nicholsen
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