lullaby

by joel abel - Taurus

three days now
without sleep.

give or take.

neurotic fugue.
antic anticipation
of one more second,
one more minute with my
eyes closed

but then opened wide.

hysterical insomnia.
wide awake dreams
fading into vapid 
dislocation

and then back again.

waiting for something,
unnameable.
indescribable.

posting on internet
message boards, 
scribbling in a thousand
tattered spirals.

trying to work out
the chain of logic,
the explanations of 
a thousand tattered 
memories,
that keep me awake.


Reason for writing:

    allmost three days now. sleep deprivation.    

Birth sign: Taurus
Date created: 2005-04-16 18:09:55
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:46:49
Poem ID: 70739

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