Sleeplessly Poems | Examples

Many Moons

Echo of distant cries,
quadruped steps deepening into dusk—
wind folding the earth’s breath.
Craftsman of the spider web,
seas of lightning possessing the sky.

Guardian of the other side,
conceiver of comings and goings,
I will meet you soon—
after the waning of many moons,
God-willing—I will meet you soon! 

Til then 
you will wait—
til the fateful rain washes the earth,
til the sky weeps every secret. 

You will wait 
as the mountain lion sleeplessly 
soaks up the storms to 
keep her last babe dry.

Poetic Silence, for Silent One

When poetic silence  , 
spoke to me
through midnight violence,  
it kept my restless heart calm~
as I was hypnotized in a trance,  
waltzing sleeplessly  
on an island so reckless, 
The soothing petals in my garden 
were now a scent of serenity, 
I hear the calling of poetic royalty 
in diamond dunes,
influencing me to question 
the purity of my presence, 
So I thank the stars for 
bringing me back to reality

Ode to NYC

I gave my heart away to you
On the night that new year drew
The Sinatra chimes and yellow vines
Sleeplessly anew

City of dreams, built on piano keys
And indie structures melodies
I left my heart in San Francisco**
But i stole it back for you


**this is a reference to Tony Bennett i hold no rights to this line

eternal pyre

You've meant so deeply much; within my desire
If I could present a world or build an empire
It would be so easy to secretly conspire
In a way that you would not find hard to admire
Happiness for me; sought just nurturing your purist fire
You see my genuine intentions; carrying us higher
We are beyond me; so far past what I wantingly require
Viewing you satisfied; fuels me to wondrously aspire
A devotion of which I will sleeplessly never overtire
My differing notion; I'm just resolved; to her eternal pyre

Ruined Rhythm

birds and beasts sleep still 
sleeplessly strain human hearts ~
moon and stars confused


08 January 2022

Dreams

lullabies in sleep
still sleeplessly snow-skating ~
babies are clever

husband on new love
wife income-generating ~
both caught red-handed

happy luck watchman 
peg a day keeps dreams away ~
early sleep late-wake



23 October 2021

You

right now
pumping gas
i'm thinking about

you

moments ago waking
sleeplessly because i was
thinking about

you

it doesn't seem
to matter what i do
or even dream because

you

are always
even awkwardly
on my mind time and

you

time again
because time
repeats itself and

you

are always
anxietyly amen
again and again and

i

just
started
with the "a's"

I Weep For You

The morons have no heart,
they are heartless. 
In the left side of their brain,
nothing is right.
In the right side of their brain, 
nothing is left. 
That's why they use their
stony heart to break heads
as Palm kernel nuts.
Oozing out of their mouths
are crafty cunning words. 
A perverted truth. 
With humiliation as their brush, 
they painted and 
disgraced our youths publicly,
the very backbone of their 
ascendency to glory and power, 
the very ones who sleeplessly 
and tirelessly sweated day and night, 
to make sure of their tomorrow,
the only heirs to our future.
You dashed their hope in the mud. 
You paid them with your spit on their faces. 
How can we not see it. 
With illusion of magic 
they confuse the minds
of gullible people. 
Their lies stinks.
 I weep for those who believe them.
©2018,Emeka Mokeme.All Rights Reserved.

Ty

Dreaming sleeplessly
I'm in a deep sleep regardless
Of what you say thotlessly 
Damage the distress in progress
You sent me letters and emails
Thank you...I'd like to say Thank You
Every time I walk - five thousand fails
Thank you for not making me blue, boo
In perspective, I'm trying so hard
Yet, I'm still this pathetic bard
I feel and see music
It's so darn epic and enthusiastic 
So therapeutic and exquisite like a perfect pic
Flicker the lights on and off
I guess I wasn't enuff
I suppose I like the pain ruff
Hey, be quiet, silent tears that fall from the inside
You can only see my outside
Fading like the atmosphere
The blue and grey waters of the oceanside
Leaves me with no fear,
For I am your chocolate,
Wrapped up in chandeliers of hopes...
Wrapping paper isn't that expensive
But, my love isn't cheap...
Let that sink deep
Get me a ride 
By your side,
My beautiful future bride...
Subside from my side afterwards...
I see words and letters backwards...
Dyslexia does drive me nuts...
No if's, and's or but's about it...but I don't hate my guts
I'm becoming the new me
Let me be me and set me free

Dark Perceptions

As misty glows engulf the evening sky
An awkward silence takes flight 
From those fleeting moments of joy
You see tricks that deceive, tricks of sleight

The lights are bright and they're screaming aloud
Forget your thoughts, they can wait it out
Pieces of the jigsaw that won't fit
That's the puzzle, that cloud of doubt

Fantasies, fairytales and those alike
All under the spells of a starry sky
Forgetful and impulsive, blessed carefree
For all you see are tears, but they see tears of joy

Sleeplessly you embrace a hopeful wonder
Searching for patterns where there are none
What's constant isn't change, it's in the mirror
It's the dead of the night, and there's nowhere to run

Too Good Too Be True

time anticipates
time is all, right?
time can tell,
it can mend
time carries on 
in the end

this misconception of reality
has driven me to the point of insanity
sleeplessly fulfilled
an agony of fear
what is coming

patiently await
for what you can relate
fluctuating on the ongoing
debate

inner thoughts drowned by your realm-
of a presence peculiar and new
heart seduced by those eyes
a million times
words dissipate 
a foggy dream of ecstasy
supremely drawn
stuck
fall
But you must go on ahead

separate mentally and physically

Passed Out

Toot, toot goes the train.
Jump, jump goes the brain.
Moved to a new house.
Old one had a mouse.
Sometimes change is good.

It's all the same!
Play the sleep game!
INSOMNIAC!
INSOMNIAC!

I can't sleep!
I can't sleep!
SLEEPLESSLY!

Passed out!
Passed out! 

DREAM!!!


This is a Dimished Hexaverse, thank you Dr. Ram Mehta for correcting me. This is a fun type of poetry.

Gentle But Dangerous

I listen to your sound
It's a sound of happiness, a sound of fear
I want to go deep inside you
But, somehow I don't want to be so near

I look at you with wonder
My feets are sinking in these yellow sands
I gaze at you with curiousity
Your powerful wave reachs where I stand

My eyes could fall asleep just by looking for minutes
Are you turquoise, Are you navy or blue?!
My heart could fall in love just by sitting next to you 
Just caress me with love i want to be held by you

You are gentle, You are a beauty
You welcome some, with laughters they safely go deep
You are mysterious, you are a danger
You take some lives, with a second, they suddenly weep

What is your secret?!Can you whisper it to me?
I never get fedup of you, I want to make you mine
The moon comes up desirously, wanting to never leave your side
The sun goes down sleeplessly waiting her turn to shine

When Memories Fade

Restlessly and endlessly, but don’t carelessly watch your memories recklessly
Fading solemnly but tremendously superficially
Staying wholly happy with evident melodies
Quickly and rapidly, physically and mentally
Hungrily grab narrowly and slowly onto your memories
As it quietly goes deeply, sleeplessly, yet neatly
Likely your memories shall call fearfully and carefully
But crudely, it is not calmly met directly with
Your friendly, stealthy soul that steadily 
Awaits for reality’s perfectly attention of
Being hurtfully and terrifically freshly envied
Slightly hold your disappearing memory’s arm tightly
Rudely, though truly, stubbornly holding perfectly freely
Until, totally suddenly, it is really resting normally
And nobly alongside your soul, remains your holy memory’s legacy of history

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