Afraid to sleep

By monodemo

Wed, 03 Aug 2022
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Why am I afraid to sleep?

Is it cos I wake and weep?

My past creeps up and I’m afraid

My bed is there freshly made

I’m petrified of going to bed

I’d rather watch tv instead

For tv is fiction, my troubles real

I close my eyes and I can feel

The trauma from the past relived

Over and over, I need rid

One day I’ll go and close my eyes

And wake up to a big surprise

All my daemons laid to rest

In years to come I’ll laugh and jest

For I’m afraid for sleep to come

Is my past the main reason?

Certificate 12
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2022
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Comments

Submitted by celticman on

sleeping is a real problem for so many (including my wife). 

 

Submitted by monodemo on

thanks celticman

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

I can identify with this poem, especiially in this heat, lying in a bed of sweat just makes me feel claustrophobic, so I toss and turn till eventually I just have to get up. Though I don't get nightmares, I find it hard to close down and stop thinking about anything and everything, but as a writer I can't complain at my over active imagination, as I expect you do too.

Great to see you turning your attention to poetry.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by monodemo on

aww thanks jenny

yea the nightmares are debilitating 

thanks for the comment

mono