Hate Sleep Poems

Poet’s sleep
with their memories
to hate or to love
Voices unanswered
the night’s
turtledove
Darkness remembers
what daylight
forgets
As dreamers
reenter
— what twilight begets

(Dreamsleep: April, 2018)
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a tiny boat
an endless sea
deep as dark
infinity
the space I go 
it has no sound
it has no edge
it is unbound

lowest star 
light negate
I inhale my shadow...

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It’s 2am and I am awake
Feel like I slept a whole day
Rolling red rivers of sleep escape
I am a poet who needs sleep I say

For...

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If only I could sleep at night
Instead awake I lay
Waking every hour or so
Will sleep all day 
instead I know

Parkinson’s 
I hate you so
Another symptom...

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In a fragile sleep, I lie
the threads of dreams come
And untie my soul for this mortal flesh 
of bone and mind. 

I drift in deep...

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Me: "Bing, the intended rhyme scheme for the poem below is ABABAB; and I made additional changes in line 9 of the poem in order...

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The rain is pounding on the roof,
it makes a rhythmic din,
the metal amplifies the sound,
but won’t let it come in.
A lot of folks hate this...

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Little one, you fight so to stay awake.
Believe me when I say you need some rest.
Just close your little eyes, for goodness' sake.
Of Life's simple...

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If hate was an emotion
I would wear it to sleep
Nights praying to God
Just for my soul to keep
When I close my eyes
I'm in silence
Please don't...

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The burglar's came tonight
Lot's of lies has been said
They screamed ' turn on the light'
But I wanted to go to bed.

They heard the money was...

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Ah...Satisfactorily Succumbing Into Salubrious Sleep

Aye sandman, I surrender to yar supreme governance
surreal spectacular soiree gifts subconscious sphere
soothing (analogous to natural palliative), ah...REM
member nought, asper exquisite...

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I bet the intelligent people see us as apes 
Just a bunch of baboons always making mistakes 
Some people think it takes character to be...

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I Hope You Sleep Well 

Living in your controlling world of pain, hate and fear
Where only money and greed is all that you hold dear
Within...

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I try to stay alert, but my body is saying “no!”
Because I did not have a good night’s sleep.
It is irritating but I have to...

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The light in David shone too bright
It should be dimmed or killed
No more did Saul appreciate
What David had fulfilled
How dare he, just a silly lad
A...

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