literature

02. Insomnia

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Published: Aug 2, 2013

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Tumble
Trip
Fall and forget
Stare at the ceiling above my bed
Curse
Cry
Pray and pretend
Thoughts swirl inside my head
Tick
Tock
Names and neglect
Look at the clock glowing red
Toss
Turn
Rage and regret
Watch the sun rise again

Part of the 100 Themes Writing Challenge that I'm creating myself, which will be done in no particular order and no fixed time

18. SilenceIn silence
  We dream
In silence
We care
In silence
We imagine ourselves things we wish to be
In silence
We cry
  In silence
We despair
  In silence
We bury things we'll never get to try

35. Stutterchoke! and splutter
w h e e z e and
s.s.t.u.t.t.t.e.r
spit it out? you stupid
nutter
[ a mind so beautiful ]
insight and
!quips
can't get passed my tr e mbl in g
lips
cough and stran-gle
h/a/c/k &
spit
whatsa matter? l...a...zy
git
they laugHA I cry
frustration builds
oh if only <looks> could
!KILL!
stand UP straight
be so formal~
saythewordsfasterthan
normal*
now press repeatrepeatrepeatrepeatrepearepeat

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LittleFawnsPhotos

I love the rhythm of this. I have a ticking clock by my bed and when I can't sleep it feels like I am listening to hours ticking by. For me, your poem captures this feeling.